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Granny Tyl

The grandmother of Tyltyl and Mytyl, met in the Land of Memory.

minor

Also known as Granny, Tyl

First appearance: III: The Land of Memory

Granny Tyl shows up with force in III: The Land of Memory. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Welcomes the children warmly, explains that the dead wake when the living think of them, and gives Tyltyl the blackbird.
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TYTyltylGTGrandad TylMYMytylMTMummy TylDTDaddy TylGTGranny Tyl

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Household and Companions
  • Protagonist
  • Magical and Symbolic Figures
  • Family and Forest Authority

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

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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