Bleak House · Character
Guster
The Snagsbys' epileptic maidservant, prone to fits.
minor
Also known as Still Guster
First appearance: ix signs and tokens
Guster shows up with force in X: The Law-Writer. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The lean, fit-prone workhouse servant who works for the Snagsbys and admires their home.
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In X: The Law-Writer: The lean, fit-prone workhouse servant who works for the Snagsbys and admires their home. Later, in Our Dear Brother:…
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- Other
Character groups
- Hypocrisy and Religious Cant
- Chancery and Mystery Core
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because it depicts Esther’s psychological reversal from illness and los…
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See Guster in ix signs and tokens