David Copperfield · Character
Miss Mills
Dora's sentimental friend and confidante.
minor
Also known as Happy Miss Mills, Julia Mills, Julia
First appearance: xxvi i fall into captivity
Miss Mills shows up with force in Blissful. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Dora's friend, a wise and experienced young woman who facilitates David's courtship by inviting him to call.
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In Blissful: Dora's friend, a wise and experienced young woman who facilitates David's courtship by inviting him to call. Later, in A Dissolution of Partnership: Miss Mills serves as a go-between for David and Dora,…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional peak of David's concealed grief and the…
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