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Mme. de Guermantes-Bavière
A German-born relative of the Guermantes family.
minor
Also known as Mme. de Guermantes-Bavière
First appearance: volume iii the guermantes way
Mme. de Guermantes-Bavière first appears in 0013 volume iii the guermantes way.
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological rupture where the narrator’s intellectu…
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