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Si May

A community member, possibly a relative of Mary.

minor

Also known as May, Si May - e

First appearance: vii

Si May's tie to Mary Pinesett is one of the pressures that moves Scarlet Sister Mary—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Greeted by passing girls while sitting on her doorstep.
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With Mary Pinesett (friendship): Si May is a fellow woman in the community who shares in Mary's joys and sorrows as a friend. With Mary Pinesett (friendship): Si May is a fellow woman in the community who shares in…

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Character Web

19 connections

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MLMaum LouMPMary PinesettBBBudda BenJPJuly PinesettMHMaum HannahSMSi May

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Community elders and family
  • Minor or symbolic figures
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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 Si May in vii