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Mrs. Adams

Hilda's mother, a background figure.

minor

First appearance: vii

Mrs. Adams shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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In IV: Mrs. Adams is ostracized for her defiance of racial segregation (attending a theatre from which she was ejected) and for her simple, non-elaborate entertaining. She is the subject of petty jealousy among the…

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MDMimi DaquinCHCarl HunterMSMrs. Sophronis…MDMrs. DaquinHAHilda AdamsMAMrs. Adams

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  • Background and Peripheral
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  • Daquin Family Circle

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Mimi’s emotional peak occurs as her guilt over accepting sympathy under false pretenses intensifies to the poi…

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