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Pfiffi Buddenbrook

The small dog belonging to the Buddenbrook family, mentioned in the family chronicle.

minor

Also known as Pfiffi, Pfiffi Buddenbrook

First appearance: buddenbrooks

Pfiffi Buddenbrook shows up with force in Tony's Return and Confession. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced by Tony as another figure whose potential gossip and spite she now feels 'far above'.
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MAMadame Antoine…HHHermann Hagens…TWTherese Weichb…A'Antonie 'Tony'…IJIda JungmannPBPfiffi Buddenbrook

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  • Secondary Family & Social Figures
  • The Buddenbrook Family & Close Kin
  • Social & Business Contacts

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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