Memoirs of a Midget · Character

Miss Fenne

A woman of some misfortune mentioned in the story.

minor

Also known as Poor Miss Fenne

First appearance: xi

Miss Fenne shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator's godmother, who visits on Christmas morning and calls her a 'Shrimp,' causing distress.

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II
The narrator's godmother, who visits on Christmas morning and calls her a 'Shrimp,' causing distress.
III
Mentioned as a contrast; the narrator briefly becomes a 'diminutive Miss Fenne' after confirmation.
IV
Appears unannounced twice, once after the mother's death and once during a tense moment with the narrator's father.
V
The narrator's godmother who visits after the father's death, offers a home, and later writes a letter arranging for the narrator to live with Mrs. Bowater.
VII
Recalled in a memory, Miss Fenne took the narrator to the churchyard and spoke at length about death and the grave.
IX
Mentioned as someone who, despite her, the narrator's parents seldom took her to church.

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