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Phoebe, Junior · Character

Joe

A minor character, possibly a servant.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Joe

First appearance: i the pastor s progress

Joe shows up with force in The Leading Member. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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In The Leading Member: Mr. Copperhead's second son from his first family, a portly, loud man with a large wife, whom Mr. Copperhead visits…

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Character Web

7 connections

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UMUrsula MayCCClarence Coppe…RMReginald MayPTPhoebe TozerSRSir Robert Dor…JOJoe

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and background characters
  • Central characters and family
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs as the May children confront their father’s sudden…

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See Joe in i the pastor s progress