Soldiers’ Pay · Character
Mr. Rivers
A minor character with limited appearances.
minor
First appearance: iii
Mr. Rivers's tie to Cecily Saunders is one of the pressures that moves Soldiers’ Pay—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A Princeton-educated young man, frustrated by Cecily's attention to Dough and Madden, he tries to manipulate the situation.
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With Cecily Saunders (social): Cecily Saunders and Mr. Rivers have a formal, distant social acquaintance. With Cecily Saunders (social): Cecily Saunders and Mr. Rivers have a formal, distant social acquaintance. With…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Local professionals and townspeople
- Central characters and family
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Mrs. Powers, t…
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- Cecily Saunders
social · ambivalent
Cecily Saunders and Mr. How this plays out →
- Cecily Saunders
social · ambivalent
Cecily Saunders and Mr. How this plays out →
- Cecily Saunders
social · ambivalent
Cecily Saunders and Mr. How this plays out →
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See Mr. Rivers in iiiIn the story
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