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Alice Gerbier

An elderly woman with a tragic past.

minor

Also known as Alice, old mother Gerbier, Poor Alice

First appearance: v

Alice Gerbier shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A weary woman mending airmen's tunics; she is revealed to be a spy, hiding messages in the linings, and is forcibly taken away.
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Alice Gerbier first appears in 0007 v.

In I: A weary woman mending airmen's tunics; she is revealed to be a spy, hiding messages in the linings, and is forcibly taken away.

Later, in II: The executed spy; her method of using airmen's tunics is revealed.

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Character Web

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LVLady Vi Dartmo…LTLady TarkingtonMDM. de KervoisinGNGeneral NaniescuRFRosemary FowkesAGAlice Gerbier

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Imrey family circle
  • Protagonist

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

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

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Jasper’s hidden anguish,…

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