Summer · Character
Old Verena Marsh
An elderly woman from the mountain who knows Charity's origins.
minor
Also known as Verena Marsh, Verena, old Verena
First appearance: III
Old Verena Marsh's tie to Charity Royall is one of the pressures that moves Summer—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Charity Royall (family): Old Verena is Charity's grandmother, a symbol of the squalid mountain life Charity was rescued from. With Lawyer Royall (social): Lawyer Royall has a strained, transactional relationship…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Charity's social circle
- Mountain and moral figures
- Town and mountain background
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this scene, Charity reaches an emotional and psychological peak as she confronts the vast, unbridgeable dis…
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- Charity Royall
family · negative
Old Verena is Charity's grandmother, a symbol of the squalid mountain life Charity was… How this plays out →
- Lawyer Royall
social · negative
- Lucius Harney
social · ambivalent
- Lucius Harney
social · ambivalent
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Old Verena Marsh appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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See Old Verena Marsh in III