Memoirs of a Midget · Character
Bates
A servant or minor functionary in the household.
minor
Also known as Mr. Bates
First appearance: xv
Bates shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A carpenter and distant relative of Mrs.
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In IX: A carpenter and distant relative of Mrs. Bowater, builds a shelf and staircase for the narrator's bedchamber; never sends his…
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- Extended cast and community
- Protagonist
- Central social circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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