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Elsa Speier

A German pupil at the school.

minor

Also known as Elsa

First appearance: i

Elsa Speier's tie to Miriam is one of the pressures that moves Pointed Roofs—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Sits across the table; Miriam perceives her as cunning and malicious.
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With Miriam (social): Elsa is a fellow student who interacts with Miriam in the ordinary course of school life, without deep intimacy. In…

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MAMademoiselleBMBertha MartinGGGertrude Goldr…HEHendyMIMiriamESElsa Speier

Relationship types

  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • German pupils and staff
  • Teachers, servants, and local figures
  • Protagonist

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

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Relationships

  • Miriam

    social · ambivalent

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