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Miss Baker

A fluttery old dressmaker who spins genteel fantasies about Old Grannis, certain their shared wallpaper means their rooms were once one.

supporting

Also known as Old Miss Baker, Little Miss Baker, Baker

First appearance: i

As a supporting figure in McTeague, Miss Baker is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A retired dressmaker with a room near Old Grannis; has an appointment with McTeague for a gold filling; shares a silent, mutual romance with Old Grannis.
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Miss Baker is the flat's resident spinster, a little dressmaker so openly smitten with Old Grannis that she chatters about him to anyone who will listen, oblivious to the gossip she feeds. She invents baronet titles and…

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JFJoe FrennaZEZerkowMRMrs. RyerTSTrina SieppeMHMr. HeiseMBMiss Baker

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Peripheral or historical figures
  • Polk Street community
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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