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Mrs. Blake

Emma Lou's landlady in Harlem.

minor

First appearance: part ii harlem

Mrs. Blake shows up with force in Part V: Pyrrhic Victory. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Her advice leads Emma Lou to take the public school teachers' examination.
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AJAlva JuniorBABob ArmstrongELEmma Lou MorganMBMr. BrownRARayMBMrs. Blake

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Harlem community figures
  • Harlem social circle
  • College and party acquaintances
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • 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 Mrs. Blake in part ii harlem