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Father

The father of Jenny and Cesca, mentioned in the narrative.

minor

First appearance: part i i

Father's tie to Helge Gram is one of the pressures that moves Jenny—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Helge Gram (family): Father disapproves of Helge as a son-in-law, seeing him as weak and unsuitable for Jenny. With Helge Gram (family): Father disapproves of Helge as a son-in-law, seeing him as weak and…

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ARAunt RebeccaOJOld JosephBBBodil BernerJWJenny WingeHGHelge GramFAFather

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Central Romantic Entanglements
  • Social and Familial Background
  • Protagonist

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Jenny’s emotional peak occurs as she realizes Helge is irreparably lost to her—she cannot reconstruct his imag…

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See Father in part i i
See Father in part i i