Short Fiction · Character
Miss Dawkins
A woman whose financial independence is a plot point.
minor
Also known as Miss Dawkins—Sabrina Dawkins, income Miss Dawkins, Whereupon Miss Dawkins, Dawkins
First appearance: the widow s mite
Miss Dawkins shows up with force in An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids. The page is where that presence becomes real.
An 'unprotected female' traveling alone; she aggressively seeks inclusion in the Damers' Nile expedition and later scorns Fanny for not entering the Pyramid interior.
Miss Dawkins first appears in 0018 the widow s mite.
In An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids: An 'unprotected female' traveling alone; she aggressively seeks inclusion in the Damers' Nile expedition and later scorns Fanny for not entering the Pyramid interior.
Later, in The Telegraph Girl: A fellow telegraph operator and colleague of Sophy, involved in workplace dynamics.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Romantic & Comic Tales
- Rural Romance & Family
- American Suitor & Father
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Bessy Pryor’s internal struggle reaches its emotional and psychological peak as she wrestles with the conflict…
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See Miss Dawkins in the widow s mite