The Cords of Vanity · Character

Aunt Marcia

The narrator's aunt, a kind and conventional woman.

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The narrator's mother (stepmother) gives him advice and approves of the trip with Charteris.

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In I: The narrator's mother (stepmother) gives him advice and approves of the trip with Charteris. Later, in He Spends an Afternoon in Arden: Rosalind's aunt, described as a portly, acidulous, and discomposing person…

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I
The narrator's mother (stepmother) gives him advice and approves of the trip with Charteris.
He Spends an Afternoon in Arden
Rosalind's aunt, described as a portly, acidulous, and discomposing person with extreme views on ineligibles, who influences Rosalind's decisions.
III
Mentioned as the chief of Rosalind's three aunts, a portly, acidulous philanthropist with extreme views on ineligibles, representing familial pressure.
He Plays the Improvident Fool
Rosalind's aunt, who hosts her in Lichfield and later spreads gossip about the broken engagement.
II
Rosalind's aunt, whom she visits in Lichfield.
V
Her parlor is the setting, filled with excessive Victorian bric-a-brac; she thumps the floor with a poker at eleven o'clock.
VI
Mentioned as Rosalind's aunt, whose parlour is the setting for the conversation; Rosalind references her at the end.
VII
Inserts a paragraph in the newspaper and spreads explanations about the broken engagement.
XX: He Dines Out, Impeded by Superstitions
The narrator's aunt, seated nearby and listening to his conversation with Elena.

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