Look Homeward, Angel · Character
Lily Jones
A young woman who boards at Eliza's.
minor
Also known as Lily Jones, Lily
First appearance: part ii xiv
Lily Jones shows up with force in The Angel. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The deceased young woman for whom Elizabeth buys the angel; she is remembered as pretty and twenty-two years old.
Lily Jones first appears in 0018 part ii xiv.
In The Angel: The deceased young woman for whom Elizabeth buys the angel; she is remembered as pretty and twenty-two years old.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Pentland Relations
- Gant Family Core
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…
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See Lily Jones in part ii xiv