Short Fiction · Character
Mrs. Bellowes
A woman with a secretive and influential role.
minor
Also known as Bellowes, Mrs. Amelia Bellowes
First appearance: viii
Mrs. Bellowes's tie to Mr. Thirkell is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
An elderly, gullible widow who has spent her life seeking spiritual fulfillment through various cults and mystics.
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With Mr. Thirkell (social): Mr. Thirkell and Mrs. Bellowes are acquaintances in a shared social circle, possibly with polite tension. With Mr. Thirkell (social): Mr. Thirkell and Mrs. Bellowes are acquaintances in a…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Shifting identities and domestic figures
- Family figures in domestic story
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of William Lantry…
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- Mr. Thirkell
social · ambivalent
- Mr. Thirkell
social · ambivalent
- Mr. Thirkell
social · ambivalent
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See Mrs. Bellowes in viii