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Gracie

Young girl who befriends Iola during her school days.

minor

First appearance: XII: Schoolgirl Notions

Gracie shows up with force in Shadows in the Home. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The youngest child who remains at home; her mother educates her for future seminary attendance.
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In Shadows in the Home: The youngest child who remains at home; her mother educates her for future seminary attendance. Later, in XI: The…

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See Gracie in XII: Schoolgirl Notions

Character Web

8 connections

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ILIola LeroyGJGrandmother Jo…HLHarry LeroyMBMr. BascomMLMarie LeroyGRGracie

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting White Allies
  • Protagonist
  • Extended Supporting Cast
  • Leroy Family and Creoles
  • Enslaved and Former Slaves

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Narrative arc

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 emotional and psychological peak where Iola articulat…

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See Gracie in XII: Schoolgirl Notions