The Ambassadors · Character

Mamie Pocock

Jim's sister, a sweet-natured young woman from America.

minor

Also known as Mamie, Maria

First appearance: I

Mamie Pocock's tie to Lambert Strether is one of the pressures that moves The Ambassadors—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Revealed as the intended marriage partner for Chad, part of Strether's mission to bring him home.

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With Lambert Strether (social): Strether interacts politely with Mamie as part of the Pocock family delegation, but she is largely a passive figure. With Chad Newsome (family): Mamie is Chad's sister, but their relationship is distant and formal due to the family conflict. With Lambert Strether (social): Strether interacts politely with Mamie as part of the Pocock family delegation, but she is largely a passive figure.

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Character Web

13 connections

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Relationship types

Social
Family
Other

Character groups

Central Parisian Circle
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Lambert Strether
social · positive
Strether interacts politely with Mamie as part of the Pocock family delegation, but she… How this plays out →
Chad Newsome
family · ambivalent
Lambert Strether
social · positive
Strether interacts politely with Mamie as part of the Pocock family delegation, but she… How this plays out →
Lambert Strether
social · positive
Strether interacts politely with Mamie as part of the Pocock family delegation, but she… How this plays out →
Chad Newsome
family · ambivalent
Chad Newsome
family · ambivalent

Lambert Strether
Strether interacts politely with Mamie as part of the Pocock family delegation, but she is largely a passive figure.
Chad Newsome
Mamie is Chad's sister, but their relationship is distant and formal due to the family conflict.
Lambert Strether
Strether interacts politely with Mamie as part of the Pocock family delegation, but she is largely a passive figure.
Lambert Strether
Strether interacts politely with Mamie as part of the Pocock family delegation, but she is largely a passive figure.
Chad Newsome
Mamie is Chad's sister, but their relationship is distant and formal due to the family conflict.
Chad Newsome
Mamie is Chad's sister, but their relationship is distant and formal due to the family conflict.

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In the story

Mamie Pocock appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I
Revealed as the intended marriage partner for Chad, part of Strether's mission to bring him home.
II
Arrives with Sarah and Jim; Strether sees her as a symbol of opposition to Jeanne de Vionnet.
Chapter II
Goes out with Chad; described as 'splendid' and 'remarkable' by Strether, who suggests she may care for Chad.
III
Shows quiet dignity and perceptiveness; discusses Madame de Vionnet and Jeanne de Vionnet with tact, and keeps the secret about Chad's transformation.

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