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Roughing It · Character

Miss Wagner

An old woman in the mining town, known for her eccentricities.

minor

Also known as Old Miss Wagner

First appearance: roughing it

Miss Wagner shows up with force in LIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in Blaine's digression as a woman who borrows a glass eye and a wig, and has trouble with her prosthetic eye.
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Story tension across the book.

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

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