The Age of Innocence · Character
Emerson Sillerton
A professor and brother of Sillerton Jackson.
minor
Also known as Professor Emerson Sillerton, Professor
First appearance: i
Emerson Sillerton shows up with force in XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Hosts the garden party for the Blenkers; his eccentricities are a source of social discomfort.
Emerson Sillerton first appears in 0001 i.
In XXII: Hosts the garden party for the Blenkers; his eccentricities are a source of social discomfort.
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- Minor Figures and Background
- Old New York Society
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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