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Mary Olivier: A Life · Character

Ponto

A dog belonging to the Olivier family.

minor

First appearance: book i infancy 1865 1869

Ponto shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Ponto is the Newfoundland dog that Mary plays with and that Mark and Dank let loose at Aunt Bella's.
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Ponto first appears in 0000 book i infancy 1865 1869.

In Chapter III: Ponto is the Newfoundland dog that Mary plays with and that Mark and Dank let loose at Aunt Bella's.

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PAPapaMAMammaMOMark OlivierDODaniel OlivierMOMary OlivierPOPonto

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Servant and Family Dog
  • Core Family and Close Circle
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • 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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See Ponto in book i infancy 1865 1869