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Mrs. Carey

A kind widow who takes care of Sybil in her youth.

minor

Also known as good Mrs. Carey

First appearance: i

Mrs. Carey shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The jolly widow who runs a market stall; she converses with customers and complains about the changing times.
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In IX: The jolly widow who runs a market stall; she converses with customers and complains about the changing times. Later, in Chapter III: A widow selling cherries, who laments the hard times and eagerly spreads the…

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LDLady de MowbrayDMDandy MickSGSybil GerardEGElizabeth GrayLSLady St. JuliansMCMrs. Carey

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Aristocratic social circle
  • Minor community and society
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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