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Lady Scadgers

An elderly, immobile relative of Mrs. Sparsit.

minor

Also known as Lady Scadgers

First appearance: Mrs. Sparsit

Lady Scadgers shows up with force in Mrs. Sparsit. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Lady Scadgers is mentioned as Mrs.
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In Mrs. Sparsit: Lady Scadgers is mentioned as Mrs. Sparsit's great aunt, an immensely fat old woman who contrived Mrs. Sparsit's…

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JBJosiah BounderbySBStephen Blackp…RARachaelJHJames HarthouseLGLouisa GradgrindLSLady Scadgers

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Utilitarian Society & Oppressed Workers
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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