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Leopoldine

Isak and Inger's youngest daughter, who grows up on the farm.

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Also known as Little Leopoldine, little Leopoldine, tiny Leopoldine

First appearance: Chapter XII

Leopoldine shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Inger's little daughter, born on November 15th, is big now and a genius at hemstitch and crochet.
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In IX: Inger's little daughter, born on November 15th, is big now and a genius at hemstitch and crochet. Later, in Chapter XI: Inger and Isak's young daughter, meeting her father for the first time and traveling home…

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Character Web

11 connections

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BOBrede OlsenISIsakINIngerANAndresenSISivertLELeopoldine

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Peripheral workers and family
  • Central community figures
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This chapter marks the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of the communi…

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See Leopoldine in Chapter XII
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