Downstream · Character
Frida Öberg
The plump, well-preserved laundress from Brundin's bedroom, who becomes the object of Peter Selamb's sudden, boisterous desire on a stifling afternoon at Selambshof.
supporting
Also known as Frida, The excellent Frida
First appearance: part i i the cry
As a supporting figure in Downstream, Frida Öberg is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The new maid assisting Brundin with lanterns and serving at the party.
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Frida arrives with a bundle of starched shirts and the memory of a night Peter once glimpsed her behind a blind, and she defends herself laughingly when he seizes her for a grotesque dance. She is worldly enough to stop…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Selamb family core
- Extended social and noble network
- Minor workers and rivals
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Frida Öberg in part i i the cry