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Mrs. Appleton
A woman in a story.
minor
First appearance: the hanging stranger
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Small town and sentient spaceship
- Small town and alien conflict
- Small town and security
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it crystallizes the emotional chasm between Doris and Larry: Doris’s…
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