Martin Eden · Character

Mrs. Higginbotham

Bernard Higginbotham's mother, who lives with the family.

minor

First appearance: ii

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

This is the story's dramatic climax because Martin reaches his absolute psychological nadir—the "desperate and…

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