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Mattie

A young servant or local girl, appearing in various scenes.

minor

Also known as Pretty Mattie, Martha, little Mattie

First appearance: i

Mattie shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Nellie's maid, who listens to her mistress's opinions and shares gossip about Dick.
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In II: Nellie's maid, who listens to her mistress's opinions and shares gossip about Dick. Later, in Jack: Caleb's daughter, who died…

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Character Web

14 connections

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HEHelenDIDickPIPiersLALaviniaCACalebMAMattie

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Harley academic circle
  • Extended cast and background
  • Servant retainers

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Amy Warden’s psychological peak occurs when she reads the foreign-hand letter on the Dunwich road, a moment th…

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See Mattie in i