In the Midst of Life · Character

Mrs. Porfer

A woman whose jeweled hand and ghastly white face — traversed by a deforming cicatrice no art could hide — mark her as both privileged and cursed.

supporting

As a supporting figure in In the Midst of Life, Mrs. Porfer is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mrs. Porfer first appears in 0065 a lady from redhorse.

In V: Mr. Porfer's invalid wife, a San Francisco socialite; she discovers a pocketbook with personal items and dies of shock.

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In this excerpt, the narrator’s emotional and psychological peak occurs as she confesses her intense, almost i…

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