One of Ours · Character
Gladys Farmer
A Frankfort schoolteacher who has watched Claude since high school, believing he might be the one generous man who escapes the world Bayliss Wheeler rules.
supporting
Also known as Gladys
First appearance: i
As a supporting figure in One of Ours, Gladys Farmer is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Gladys is the object of Bayliss's courtship; she is a talented musician and old friend of Claude, but her poverty makes her vulnerable to Bayliss's advances.
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Gladys teaches the children of dead men and has built a private philosophy from it: everything beautiful—love, leisure, art—is locked up, and successful men like Bayliss hold the keys. She has sacrificed small…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Hometown community and family
- Farm hands and a quiet soldier
- Additional soldiers and war figures
- Extended cast of minor characters
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Claude’s disillus…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Claude Wheeler
romantic · ambivalent
Claude feels a wistful, unfulfilled romantic attraction to the intelligent and artistic… How this plays out →
- Bayliss Wheeler
romantic · negative
- Claude Wheeler
romantic · ambivalent
Claude feels a wistful, unfulfilled romantic attraction to the intelligent and artistic… How this plays out →
- Claude Wheeler
romantic · ambivalent
Claude feels a wistful, unfulfilled romantic attraction to the intelligent and artistic… How this plays out →
- Bayliss Wheeler
romantic · negative
- Bayliss Wheeler
romantic · negative
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Gladys Farmer appears across 11 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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