Martin Chuzzlewit · Character
Mr. Norris
A neighbor of the Pecksniffs with marriageable daughters.
minor
Also known as Mr. Norris Junior, the Misses Norris, Norris, Junior, Mrs. Norris, Mrs. Norris Senior, the Norrises
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Mr. Norris shows up with force in Chapter XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Father of the Norris family, who boasts of equality but snubs neighbors for not being 'genteel'.
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- American Acquaintances
- Central Chuzzlewit Circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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