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Nordenholt’s Million · Character

Mother

Jack's mother, who dies early in the crisis.

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First appearance: i genesis

Mother's tie to Father is one of the pressures that moves Nordenholt’s Million—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mother first appears in 0002 i genesis.

With Father (family): Father and Mother are a married couple, providing a stable family unit amid the crisis. With Father (family): Father and Mother are a married couple, providing a stable family unit amid the crisis.

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Character Web

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FAFatherUSUncle StanleyNONordenholtMOMother

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Jack's Family & Scientist
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

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

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See Mother in i genesis