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Jasmine Griffith

A friend of Emma Lou's in Harlem.

minor

Also known as Jasmine

First appearance: part ii harlem

Jasmine Griffith shows up with force in Part III: Alva. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Emma Lou asks her for advice on finding a new room; Jasmine is noncommittal.
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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended social network
  • Protagonist
  • Harlem community figures

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

Emma Lou’s placement with Clere Sloane and Campbell Kitchen marks the story’s dramatic climax because it force…

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See Jasmine Griffith in part ii harlem
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