Dombey and Son · Character
Tozer
A boy at Blimber's school and his parents.
minor
Also known as Tozer, Mrs. Tozer, Mr. Tozer, old Tozer
First appearance: xii paul s education
Tozer shows up with force in Paul Grows More and More Old-Fashioned, and Goes Home for the Holidays. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Tozer dreads going home due to a terrible uncle who subjects him to examinations and classical allusions.
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In Paul Grows More and More Old-Fashioned, and Goes Home for the Holidays: Tozer dreads going home due to a terrible uncle who subjects him…
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- Other
Character groups
- Schoolboy victims
- Central characters and household
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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