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Donna Cravat

The Cravats' daughter, whose vulnerability in the rough frontier shakes her mother awake and sets Sabra on a harder, more capable path.

supporting

Also known as Donna, little Donna, Miss Donna

First appearance: iv

As a supporting figure in Cimarron, Donna Cravat is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Infant daughter of Yancey and Sabra, born shortly after their arrival in Osage.

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Donna is still small enough for a nursemaid and a baby buggy when her mother rises from a long illness and realizes the girl will never survive Oklahoma as a Southern ornament. That recognition crystallizes Sabra's…

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Character Web

24 connections

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Relationship types

Family
Other

Character groups

Core Cravat Family & Allies
Extended Community & Osage Relations

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Sabra Cravat
family · ambivalent
Mother and daughter, with Donna often caught between her mother's strong will and her… How this plays out →
Yancey Cravat
family · ambivalent
Sabra Cravat
family · ambivalent
Mother and daughter, with Donna often caught between her mother's strong will and her… How this plays out →
Sabra Cravat
family · ambivalent
Mother and daughter, with Donna often caught between her mother's strong will and her… How this plays out →
Yancey Cravat
family · ambivalent
Yancey Cravat
family · ambivalent

Sabra Cravat
Mother and daughter, with Donna often caught between her mother's strong will and her father's romantic legacy.
Yancey Cravat
Father and daughter, with Donna adoring Yancey's charm but feeling abandoned by his frequent absences.
Sabra Cravat
Mother and daughter, with Donna often caught between her mother's strong will and her father's romantic legacy.
Sabra Cravat
Mother and daughter, with Donna often caught between her mother's strong will and her father's romantic legacy.
Yancey Cravat
Father and daughter, with Donna adoring Yancey's charm but feeling abandoned by his frequent absences.
Yancey Cravat
Father and daughter, with Donna adoring Yancey's charm but feeling abandoned by his frequent absences.

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Cimarron
Infant daughter of Yancey and Sabra, born shortly after their arrival in Osage.
Chapter XI
Born in June, named Donna Cravat by Dr. Don Valliant; cared for by Isaiah.
XII
A plain but stylish toddler; her grandmother Felice notes she has 'style' to compensate.
XIII
Tired and frightened upon arrival; entrusted to Isaiah's arms during Sabra's reunion with Yancey.
Chapter XIV
Mentioned as one of the children Sabra calls for during her hysterics.
Chapter XV
So young when Yancey left that he is nearly wiped from her memory.
Chapter XVI
Shy of Yancey upon his return, described as a Venable.
XIX
Age fifteen; sent to Miss Dignum's finishing school on the Hudson; described as brilliant and ambitious.
Chapter XX
Returns from school with a cynical, calculating demeanor, plans to marry Tracy Wyatt for wealth.
XXIII
Leases a Washington house in Dupont Circle and plans a social coup with Sabra, using Tracy Wyatt's wealth and influence to defeat their enemies.

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