Short Fiction · Character
Tekla
A female character with a handful of proper mentions.
minor
First appearance: short fiction
Tekla's tie to Bloom is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Rivalry
Character groups
- Female character network
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Bloom
romantic · positive
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- Edith
rivalry · negative
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