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Mrs. Nixon

A woman who appears in the story of the Terror.

minor

Also known as Nixon

First appearance: the terror

Mrs. Nixon shows up with force in The Green Book. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The nurse who tells the child secret stories and teaches her how to perform supernatural tricks like moving objects and making rapping noises.
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In The Green Book: The nurse who tells the child secret stories and teaches her how to perform supernatural tricks like moving objects and making rapping noises. Later, in The Veil Grows Thin: Mentioned as having…

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MMMiss Mary Reyn…DLDr. LewisMDMrs. DarnellMRMr. Robert NixonALAliceMNMrs. Nixon

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Supernatural and Terror Participants
  • White People Narratives
  • Supernatural and Terror Investigators

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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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