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Mrs. Phillips

A woman in the story of the Great Return.

minor

First appearance: the great return

Mrs. Phillips shows up with force in VI: Olwen's Dream. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Olwen's mother, who witnesses her daughter's sudden recovery and hears the account of her dream.
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Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs when the soldier awakens to a profound sense of "delicious ease," "assurance of comf…

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