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Mrs. Cutter

The suspicious wife of Wick Cutter who helps Jim escape a dangerous situation.

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Also known as Cutter, Mrs. Cutter⁠—locked

First appearance: xii

Mrs. Cutter shows up with force in XI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Wick Cutter's wife, a giantess-like woman with a flushed face and hysterical eyes, who paints china and engages in perpetual warfare with her husband.
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In XI: Wick Cutter's wife, a giantess-like woman with a flushed face and hysterical eyes, who paints china and engages in perpetual warfare with her husband. Later, in XV: Mrs. Cutter is tricked by her husband into…

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JBJim BurdenAJAnton JelinekÁSÁntonia ShimerdaGBGrandmother Bu…PKPeter KrajiekMCMrs. Cutter

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  • Other

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  • Extended community and later life
  • Central characters and family
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mrs. Cutter in xii
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