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Maarda

A named female character in a legend, possibly a spirit or maiden.

minor

First appearance: the lure in stanley park

Maarda's tie to Klootchman is one of the pressures that moves Legends of Vancouver—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The klootchman's granddaughter, who arrives at the end of the chapter to join the canoe.
In the storyThe Lost Salmon-RunOpen this moment free

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With Klootchman (family): Klootchman is Maarda's mother, grieving her daughter's tragic fate in a legend. With Klootchman (family):…

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See Maarda in the lure in stanley park

Character Web

2 connections

A slice of how Maarda sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

KLKlootchmanUNUnknown NarratorMAMaarda

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Wise and Named Women
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this excerpt, the dramatic climax occurs when Chief Capilano introduces Napoleon Bonaparte into a Squamish…

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Relationships

Relationship notes

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See Maarda in the lure in stanley park

In the story

Maarda appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

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See Maarda in the lure in stanley park