Pelle the Conqueror · Character
Karen
A poor girl who struggles alongside Pelle's family.
minor
Also known as poor Karen, little Karen
First appearance: Chapter XVI
Karen shows up with force in XIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Jörgensen's deformed daughter, silent and bitter, who is dismissed from her job after a violent incident and whose presence haunts her family.
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In XIV: Jörgensen's deformed daughter, silent and bitter, who is dismissed from her job after a violent incident and whose presence haunts her family. Later, in Chapter XVI: Karen drowns after being sent on an errand;…
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- Other
Character groups
- Symbols and struggling poor
- Pelle's family and early influences
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Pelle, who has felt emotionally frozen by El…
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See Karen in Chapter XVI