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Brother Jonah

A member of Bulstrode's religious circle.

minor

Also known as Brother, Brother Jonah, Jonah

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ECEdward CasaubonTATantrippHNHenrietta NobleDBDorothea BrookePFPeter Feathers…BJBrother Jonah

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  • Other

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  • Middlemarch social and professional network
  • Artistic and scholarly outsiders
  • Minor female attendants and past loves
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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