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North of Boston · Character

Estelle

A woman with a personal story in the poems.

minor

Also known as herself, hers

First appearance: a servant to servants

Estelle's tie to John Hall is one of the pressures that moves North of Boston—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

John's partner who has run off and secretly married someone else.
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With John Hall (family): Estelle and John Hall appear to be a married couple, with their interactions suggesting a close, possibly strained domestic relationship. In The Housekeeper: John's partner who has run off and…

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Character Web

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JHJohn HallANAnneUNUnknown NarratorSISilasSTStarkESEstelle

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Community and family ties
  • Protagonist
  • Farm and domestic conflicts
  • Elderly community figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

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In the story

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