Poetry · Character
Elena
A minor female character, possibly from Italian scenes.
minor
Also known as Elena Of shrunken
First appearance: italian pictures
Elena's tie to Ova is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A small girl in the hospital with shrunken limbs and an 'ample sex,' described as having filched her mother's smile.
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With Ova (friendship): Elena and Ova are friends, with Elena offering companionship and support to Ova. In Babies in Hospital: A small girl in the hospital with shrunken limbs and an 'ample sex,' described as having…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
Character groups
- Familial and domestic network
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Ova’s emotional and psychological peak occurs in her desperate, childlike plea for the Gentle Jesus to “come o…
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friendship · positive
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