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Mary

A female figure, possibly the Virgin Mary or a character.

minor

First appearance: to the child jesus

Mary shows up with force in The Maryland Yellow-Throat. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The beloved figure whose presence is longed for to complete the spring scene.
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In The Maryland Yellow-Throat: The beloved figure whose presence is longed for to complete the spring scene. Later, in Santa Christina: Implied as the saintly figure Christina, whose life is compared to a rose and who…

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Eclectic Assembly of Poetic and Historical Icons
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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