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Mr. Norris

A neighbor of the Pecksniffs with marriageable daughters.

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Also known as Mr. Norris Junior, the Misses Norris, Norris, Junior, Mrs. Norris, Mrs. Norris Senior, the Norrises

First appearance: i

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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RPRuth PinchGFGeneral FladdockCHChuffeyMTMark TapleyGCGeneral ChokeMNMr. Norris

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  • Other

Character groups

  • American Acquaintances
  • Central Chuzzlewit Circle
  • Extended Cast and Servants

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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