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The Flowers

Anthropomorphic flowers that speak in the Giant's garden.

minor

First appearance: the selfish giant

The Flowers shows up with force in The Nightingale and the Rose. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The garden flowers, including Tulips, Lilies, and Geraniums, who express indignation at the Dwarf's ugliness and his intrusion.
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In The Birthday of the Infanta: The garden flowers, including Tulips, Lilies, and Geraniums, who express indignation at the Dwarf's…

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3 connections

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TLthe little DwarfTIthe InfantaTCthe CactusTFThe Flowers

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Helpers and Advisors
  • Young King's Dream Figures

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This excerpt is not the story's dramatic climax; it is the opening exposition, establishing the wintry setting…

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