The Enchanted April · Character
Mrs. Wilkins
A buoyant, impulsive London wife who seizes a newspaper advertisement and a month in Italy as escape from her husband's suffocating self-regard.
major
Also known as Lotty, Dear Lotty, the leaping Lotty
First appearance: I
As a major figure in The Enchanted April, Mrs. Wilkins is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Shy and neglected, she spots the advertisement and impulsively speaks to Mrs.
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Lotty Wilkins is the engine of the plot: it is her sudden, rapturous idea to rent San Salvatore that gathers the four women under one roof. Married to the pompous Mellersh, she has learned to read people with startling…
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Family
- Friendship
Character groups
- Villa guests and staff
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Frederick and…
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- Mrs. Fisher
psychological · ambivalent
- Mr. Wilkins
family · ambivalent
- Mrs. Arbuthnot
friendship · positive
- Scrap
friendship · positive
- Frederick
friendship · positive
- Mrs. Fisher
psychological · ambivalent
- Mrs. Arbuthnot
friendship · positive
- Scrap
friendship · positive
- Mrs. Fisher
psychological · ambivalent
- Mr. Wilkins
family · ambivalent
- Mr. Wilkins
family · ambivalent
- Frederick
friendship · positive
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