Cane · Character
Mrs. Pribby
A white landlady who enforces strict rules in her boarding house.
minor
Also known as Pribby
First appearance: Box Seat
Mrs. Pribby's tie to Dan Moore is one of the pressures that moves Cane—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The boarding house keeper who enforces strict social decorum and monitors Muriel's interactions.
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With Dan Moore (social): Mrs. Pribby is Dan Moore's landlady, representing the repressive social norms he chafes against. With Dan Moore (social): Mrs. Pribby is Dan Moore's landlady, representing the repressive social…
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the reaper, isolated by sensory deprivation (blindness, deafn…
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