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Sara

A young woman waiting on a cold bridge for the boy she loves, whose farewell kiss is broken by his duty to support his widowed mother.

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First appearance: diverging roads

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Sara stands in the dark under the oaks, shawl slipping, to meet the young man leaving for a fifty-dollar-a-month job, and their shared coat becomes a small island of warmth against the wind. His obligation to his nearly…

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Character Web

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PAPaulWIWillettaHDHelen DaviesMMMarian MarcyDODodoSASara

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Female acquaintances and friends
  • Core family and friends
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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