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Crane

A servant at the Wilcoxes' country house, Howards End.

minor

Also known as Crane

First appearance: i

Crane shows up with force in XXXV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Crane drives the car and is instructed to wait behind the laurels to avoid alarming Helen.
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In XXXV: Crane drives the car and is instructed to wait behind the laurels to avoid alarming Helen. Later, in XXXVI: Present at the gate…

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Character Web

12 connections

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AJAunt JuleyCFColonel FussellLELady EdserCWCharles WilcoxMSMargaret Schle…CRCrane

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Eccentric and domestic characters
  • Wilcox family and associates
  • Lower-class and peripheral figures

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

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

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of Leonard's guilt, where Remorse…

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