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Hetty Pepper

A female friend or acquaintance in a story.

minor

Also known as Hetty, friend Hetty

First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse

Hetty Pepper shows up with force in One Thousand Dollars. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.
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In Calloway's Code: Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff. Later, in The Third Ingredient: The protagonist, a shopgirl recently discharged from the Biggest Store, who orchestrates the…

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Character Web

11 connections

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THThackerTHTom HopkinsTDThe DoctorUNUnknown NarratorJAJohnny AtwoodHPHetty Pepper

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Female friend and possible relative
  • Military and social types
  • Con artists and schemers
  • Diverse ensemble of recurring types
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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