Little Dorrit · Character
Miss Wade
A watchful, embittered woman whose silences carry more weight than other people's speeches, she fixes her attention on Tattycoram with unsettling intensity.
supporting
Also known as Miss Wade, Wade
First appearance: i fellow travellers
As a supporting figure in Little Dorrit, Miss Wade is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A solitary, proud young woman who questions forgiveness and later observes Tattycoram's turmoil.
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Miss Wade moves through the novel as a figure of cold, withheld grievance, someone whose past has curdled into a general suspicion of kindness and an appetite for others' resentment. She singles out Tattycoram, the…
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor Characters and Background Figures
- Circumlocution Office and Society
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt represents the story's dramatic climax because it depicts Arthur Clennam’s psychological nadir an…
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Miss Wade appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Fellow Travellers
- Nobody's Weakness
- Five-and-Twenty
- Nobody's Disappearance
- Introduces the Next
- The History of a Self-Tormentor
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