Our Mutual Friend · Character
Mary Anne
Young pupil of Miss Peecher, often questioned about Headstone.
minor
First appearance: I: Of an Educational Character
Mary Anne shows up with force in I: Of an Educational Character. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A student or assistant watching near Miss Peecher's window at the schoolhouse.
Mary Anne first appears in 0019 i of an educational character.
In I: Of an Educational Character: A student or assistant watching near Miss Peecher's window at the schoolhouse.
Later, in XI: Some Affairs of the Heart: Miss Peecher's student, provides information about Lizzie Hexam.
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- Minor characters and background figures
- Protagonist
- Central characters and rivals
- Lower-class and supporting figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Betty Higden’s life…
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See Mary Anne in I: Of an Educational Character