Short Fiction · Character
Mrs. Green
A woman in a story of a strange bacillus.
minor
Also known as Green
First appearance: the stolen bacillus
Mrs. Green shows up with force in Through a Window. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Bailey's housekeeper, who brings his meals and later arrives breathless with news of the Malay's rampage.
Mrs. Green first appears in 0002 the stolen bacillus.
In Through a Window: Bailey's housekeeper, who brings his meals and later arrives breathless with news of the Malay's rampage.
Later, in The Cone: Mrs. Horrocks is the wife of Horrocks and Raut's lover. She is left behind in fear and uncertainty after her husband takes Raut to the works.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse strange tales
- Fantastical experiments and doors
- Strange cures and obsessions
- Jilted and obliterated
- Miracles and misunderstandings
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the protagonist realizes the green door and its enchanted gar…
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See Mrs. Green in the stolen bacillus