Miss Marjoribanks · Character
General Travers
A retired military officer and friend of the Marjoribanks family.
minor
Also known as Travers, the General
First appearance: x
General Travers's tie to Lucilla Marjoribanks is one of the pressures that moves Miss Marjoribanks—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Expected to arrive in Carlingford; a handsome military figure with medals, whose decision will affect the depot location.
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With Lucilla Marjoribanks (social): General Travers is an older gentleman in Carlingford who engages with Lucilla as a social acquaintance. With Mr. Cavendish (social): General Travers and Mr. Cavendish are fellow…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Core Carlingford Society
- Extended Social Circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Mrs. Woodburn,…
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- Lucilla Marjoribanks
social · positive
General Travers is an older gentleman in Carlingford who engages with Lucilla as a social… How this plays out →
- Mr. Cavendish
social · ambivalent
- Mr. Cavendish
social · ambivalent
- Lucilla Marjoribanks
social · positive
General Travers is an older gentleman in Carlingford who engages with Lucilla as a social… How this plays out →
- Lucilla Marjoribanks
social · positive
General Travers is an older gentleman in Carlingford who engages with Lucilla as a social… How this plays out →
- Mr. Cavendish
social · ambivalent
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