Short Fiction · Character
Matilda Cuvering
A woman whose name is a source of social amusement.
minor
Also known as Matilda, Miss Matilda Cuvering
First appearance: the baker s dozen
Matilda Cuvering shows up with force in The Boar-Pig. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Thirteen-year-old girl who orchestrates the entrapment of the Stossens and extorts money from them.
Matilda Cuvering first appears in 0031 the baker s dozen.
In The Boar-Pig: Thirteen-year-old girl who orchestrates the entrapment of the Stossens and extorts money from them.
Later, in Hyacinth: Hyacinth's mother, who insists on bringing him to the election despite warnings.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse social dramas and oddities
- Socially overwhelmed characters
- Protagonist
- Social confusion catalysts
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Matilda Cuvering in the baker s dozen