Jacob's Room · Character
Mr. Bowley
An elderly gentleman who visits the Flanders family.
minor
Also known as Bowley, kind Mr. Bowley
First appearance: i
Mr. Bowley's tie to Clara Durrant is one of the pressures that moves Jacob's Room—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Clara Durrant (social): Mr. Bowley is an older, platonic admirer of Clara, representing the safe, conventional suitor she is expected to accept. With Clara Durrant (social): Mr. Bowley is an older, platonic admirer…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Cornwall family and servants
- Cornwall family circle
- Protagonist
- Greek affair and travel
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- 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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- Clara Durrant
social · ambivalent
- Clara Durrant
social · ambivalent
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