Short Fiction · Character
Margaret Torrence
A friend and confidante of the main female character.
minor
Also known as Margaret
First appearance: bernice bobs her hair
Margaret Torrence shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A thirteen-year-old girl who, with Imogene and Connie, parodies a song in the alley and later joins the group at the Whartons' yard.
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In I: A thirteen-year-old girl who, with Imogene and Connie, parodies a song in the alley and later joins the group at the Whartons' yard. Later, in II: Basil's former dancing school partner, who returns his ring and…
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Val reaches his emotional and psychological peak in this passage as he confronts the painful gap between his r…
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