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Julia Eliot

An elderly family friend of the Flanders and Durrants.

minor

Also known as Miss Eliot, elderly Miss Eliot, Miss Julia Eliot, Eliot

First appearance: i

Julia Eliot shows up with force in Chapter IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Miss Eliot sets up a tripod on the lawn, looks through Mr.
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In Chapter IV: Miss Eliot sets up a tripod on the lawn, looks through Mr. Clutterbuck's telescope, and discusses the stars and Edward's death. Later, in VII: Observes guests from a curtain, greets Jacob, and converses…

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JFJacob FlandersCDClara DurrantBFBetty FlandersRBRichard BonamyFRFraserJEJulia Eliot

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Durrant family circle
  • Protagonist
  • Cornwall family circle
  • Cambridge social network

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

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this passage, the narrative climax occurs as Jacob’s life reaches its fullest, most ordinary rhythm—work, l…

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