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Scarlet Sister Mary · Character

Keepsie

A local man with a minor role in village life.

minor

First appearance: vi

Keepsie shows up with force in XVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A shoulder-high boy who lost a leg in a hay-press accident; he is brave and now attends the new free school despite Mary's misgivings.
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In XVIII: A shoulder-high boy who lost a leg in a hay-press accident; he is brave and now attends the new free school despite Mary's misgivings. Later, in XIX: Mary wants to get Keepsie light crutches so he can go to…

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13 connections

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JEJedusMPMary PinesettANAndrewSESeraphineBBBudda BenKEKeepsie

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Local figures and authority
  • Community elders and family
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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

Mary’s physical and spiritual recovery, along with the thriving of her household, creates a deceptive calm tha…

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See Keepsie in vi