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Brigida

Peter's mother who lives in the village below the Alm.

minor

First appearance: In the Grandmother’s Hut

Brigida shows up with force in In the Grandmother’s Hut. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Peter's mother, who mends clothes and observes Heidi's interaction with the grandmother.
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In In the Grandmother’s Hut: Peter's mother, who mends clothes and observes Heidi's interaction with the grandmother. Later, in Up the Alp on a Summer Evening: Peter's mother, amazed at Heidi's return and accepts…

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Character Web

8 connections

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TOTobiasADAdelheidHEHeidiGRGrandfatherGRGrandmotherBRBrigida

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Secondary and animal characters
  • Main human characters
  • 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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