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Maria Chapdelaine · Character

Da'Bé

A minor character, possibly a neighbor or laborer.

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First appearance: xi the interpreter of god

Da'Bé shows up with force in IV: Wild Land. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Returns from the shanties; tall, less heavily built, lively and merry; works alongside his father cutting trees.
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In IV: Wild Land: Returns from the shanties; tall, less heavily built, lively and merry; works alongside his father cutting trees. Later, in Entrenched Against Winter: Da'Bé assists with foundation work and also…

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

Maria’s dejected, almost indifferent reply to her father’s offer to attend mass marks the emotional peak of he…

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See Da'Bé in xi the interpreter of god