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Lil

A woman in The Waste Land whose husband Albert returns from war, discussed in a pub.

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First appearance: II: A Game of Chess

Lil's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Lil is the subject of a pub conversation, criticized for her appearance after taking pills to abort a child, and awaiting her husband Albert's return.
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With Unknown Narrator (social): The narrator interacts with Lil as a casual acquaintance, discussing her personal life and appearance in a detached, observational manner. With Unknown Narrator (social): The narrator…

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Character Web

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Relationship types

  • Social

Character groups

  • The Waste Land characters
  • Protagonist

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

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the speaker, having been devoured and reduced to dry bones, e…

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Relationships

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See Lil in II: A Game of Chess

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See Lil in II: A Game of Chess