Mary Olivier: A Life · Character
Miss Thompson
A teacher at a school Mary attends.
minor
First appearance: book ii childhood 1869 1875
Miss Thompson shows up with force in Chapter IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The new governess with a mournful face, whose mother's death becomes a source of fear for Mary.
Miss Thompson first appears in 0006 book ii childhood 1869 1875.
In Chapter IV: The new governess with a mournful face, whose mother's death becomes a source of fear for Mary. She is kind but leaves because Roddy is not advancing.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Mary Olivier’s emotional peak is her ecstatic, unutterable happiness while composing her “Dream-Play” on the m…
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