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The Fire in the Flint · Character
Mrs. Phillips
Jane Phillips' mother, a white woman in the community.
minor
Also known as Soon's Mrs. Phillips
First appearance: xiii
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- Other
Character groups
- Extended community and family
- White community leaders
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
Kenneth’s emotional peak is the eruption of all his repressed hatred and bitterness—fueled by the day’s revela…
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