News from Nowhere · Character
Clara
Dick's spirited lover, quick to puncture sentiment with plain sense, she joins the river journey with a wary eye on Ellen's strange beauty.
supporting
First appearance: iv a market by the way
As a supporting figure in News from Nowhere, Clara is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Enters the room and is reunited with Dick, blushing with happiness.
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Clara is affectionate and practical, the kind of woman who diagnoses a friend's romantic despair as mere hunger for love rather than tragedy. Her reunion with Dick is wordless and flushed, and her shy glances at Ellen…
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See Clara in iv a market by the wayCharacter Web
8 connectionsA slice of how Clara sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Family
- Friendship
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Guides and commentators
- Protagonist
- Past and present figures
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this passage, the narrative reaches its dramatic climax because the protagonist faces an intense emotional…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Old Hammond
family · positive
Clara is Old Hammond's granddaughter, showing affectionate respect and familial closeness. How this plays out →
- Ellen
friendship · positive
- Friend Walter
friendship · positive
- Greylocks
social · positive
- Richard Hammond
family · positive
- Old Hammond
family · positive
Clara is Old Hammond's granddaughter, showing affectionate respect and familial closeness. How this plays out →
- Friend Walter
friendship · positive
- Old Hammond
family · positive
Clara is Old Hammond's granddaughter, showing affectionate respect and familial closeness. How this plays out →
- Ellen
friendship · positive
Relationship notes
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See Clara in iv a market by the wayIn the story
Clara appears across 18 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- IX: Concerning Love
- XV: On the Lack of Incentive to Labour in a Communist Society
- XVI: Dinner in the Hall of the Bloomsbury Market
- XVIII: The Beginning of the New Life
- XIX: The Drive Back to Hammersmith
- The Hammersmith Guesthouse Again
- XXI: Going Up the River
- XXII: Hampton Court and a Praiser of Past Times
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Chapter companion notes
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