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Ida

A female character appearing briefly in the collection.

minor

First appearance: short fiction

Ida's tie to Signy is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A renamed version of Signy, created by the narrator to avoid his parents' questions, but lacking Signy's enchantment.
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With Signy (friendship): Ida and Signy are friends, sharing a warm and supportive bond. In Signy: A renamed version of Signy, created by…

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Character Web

2 connections

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Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Brief female figures
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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In the story

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