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The Breaking of the Storm · Character

Rike

A servant girl in the household.

minor

First appearance: i

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UEUncle ErnstRSReinhold SchmidtFLFrau Louisa vo…ARAunt RikchenFSFerdinanda Sch…RIRike

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor characters and background figures
  • Main family and social circle
  • Protagonist
  • French servants and visitors

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Narrative arc

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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