The Autobiography of an Idea · Character

Anna Mattheus

A minor figure mentioned in passing.

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First appearance: I: The Child

Anna Mattheus shows up with force in I: The Child. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The maternal grandmother, Swiss-French, a miniature woman of great sweetness and methodic mind.

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

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