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Aunt Mathias

An aunt with a minor role in the story.

minor

Also known as Mathias

First appearance: asteroid of the damned

Aunt Mathias shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Inmate who allegedly misled Bradley about the mopping order.
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In I: Inmate who allegedly misled Bradley about the mopping order. Later, in III: The block orderly in the women's block who put Sue-Ann…

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SBSue-Ann BradleyWSWarden Schluck…CTCaptain Tillin…HMHoward MooneyULUncle LesterAMAunt Mathias

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Familial and Inmate
  • Medical and Minor
  • Authority and Protagonist
  • Protagonist
  • Dubious and Familial

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

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

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