Short Fiction · Character
Mother
A maternal figure in a domestic narrative.
minor
First appearance: viii
Mother's tie to Sim is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Sim (family): Mother is Sim's parent, likely his mother, with a protective but possibly strained bond. With Sim (family): Mother is…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Pursued and mysterious figures
- Protagonist
- Shifting identities and domestic figures
- Supporting and historical figures
- Alien and otherworldly beings
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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family · positive
Mother is Sim's parent, likely his mother, with a protective but possibly strained bond. How this plays out →
- Sim
family · positive
Mother is Sim's parent, likely his mother, with a protective but possibly strained bond. How this plays out →
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See Mother in viii