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Letty Garth

One of Caleb and Mrs. Garth's younger daughters.

minor

Also known as Letty, Letty Garth

First appearance: xvii

Letty Garth shows up with force in LXXXVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Letty is briefly seen playing on the swing in the garden, laughing and screaming wildly as Mary pushes her.
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In LXXXVI: Letty is briefly seen playing on the swing in the garden, laughing and screaming wildly as Mary pushes…

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See Letty Garth in xvii

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TLTertius LydgateECEdward CasaubonMLMadame LaureNBNicholas Bulst…MGMary GarthLGLetty Garth

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor townspeople, relatives, and servants
  • Middlemarch social and professional network
  • Artistic and scholarly outsiders
  • Minor female attendants and past loves

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Letty Garth in xvii