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Anna Hansen
A Norwegian hired girl who works for the Harlings and later marries.
minor
Also known as Anna, Norwegian Anna, Anna Hansen
First appearance: i
Anna Hansen shows up with force in XIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Anna wistfully admires Jim's ability to express fine thoughts and wishes she could have gone to school.
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In XIII: Anna wistfully admires Jim's ability to express fine thoughts and wishes she could have gone to school. Later, in XIV: Drives the…
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Character groups
- Burdens' hired help
- Central characters and family
- Extended community and later life
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Jim’s solitary reading of Virgil’s *Georgics* marks the emotional and psychological peak because it crystalliz…
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