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Mrs. Rachel Pratt

A kind woman who helps Roxana after her return.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Pratt, Pratt

First appearance: xvi sold down the river

Mrs. Rachel Pratt shows up with force in I: Pudd'nhead Wins His Name. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Judge Driscoll's widowed sister, also childless and sorrowful.
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In I: Pudd'nhead Wins His Name: Judge Driscoll's widowed sister, also childless and sorrowful. Later, in VII: The Unknown Nymph: Mentions…

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See Mrs. Rachel Pratt in xvi sold down the river

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PWPudd'nhead Wil…RORoxanaTDTom DriscollJDJudge DriscollAPAunt Patsy Coo…MRMrs. Rachel Pratt

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  • Central Conflict Drivers
  • Protagonist
  • Supporting Town Characters

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This chapter marks the dramatic climax because Tom reaches his emotional nadir, realizing he is utterly ruined…

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See Mrs. Rachel Pratt in xvi sold down the river