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Miss Haddie

Flushing scarlet and full of dark fear, Miss Haddie is the colleague whose silent judgment Miriam feels most keenly at the table.

supporting

Also known as Haddie, Flushing scarlet Miss Haddie

First appearance: i

As a supporting figure in Backwater, Miss Haddie is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Frowns disapprovingly at the news of the girls' behavior; watches Miriam closely.
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Miss Haddie sits at the school table with eyes full of dark fear, alone and outraged, certain that Miriam is a fraud besides being vulgar. When Miriam offers her broadest home smile, Miss Haddie flushes scarlet and…

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the story's dramatic climax because Miriam experiences a sudden, visceral psychological reversal: she…

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