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Mrs. Macintosh

Mother of Hector Macintosh.

minor

First appearance: a double story

Mrs. Macintosh shows up with force in Far Above Rubies. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Hector's mother, a commonplace and ambitious woman with whom Hector has no intellectual or emotional connection.
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Story tension across the book.

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

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