Cimarron · Character
Felice Venable
Sabra's Southern cousin, whose visits bring lavender-scented linen, stately silver, and the old Venable disapproval of everything frontier Oklahoma has made of the family.
supporting
Also known as Felice, a Venable, Venable
First appearance: I
As a supporting figure in Cimarron, Felice Venable is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Matriarch of the Venable family, who laments the absence of Southern customs and is indifferent to the bustling Wichita society.
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Felice belongs to the Louisiana branch of the Venables, the clan whose chests of linen and flashing sideboards represent the tradition Sabra left behind. She and her relatives call Cimarron by his full Spanish name, a…
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Core Cravat Family & Allies
- Extended Community & Osage Relations
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological and emotional peak where Oklahoma, personified…
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- Sabra Cravat
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Sabra's mother, a refined Southern lady who disapproves of Sabra's frontier life and… How this plays out →
- Yancey Cravat
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- Yancey Cravat
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- Sabra Cravat
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Sabra's mother, a refined Southern lady who disapproves of Sabra's frontier life and… How this plays out →
- Sabra Cravat
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Sabra's mother, a refined Southern lady who disapproves of Sabra's frontier life and… How this plays out →
- Yancey Cravat
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