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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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RERoy EwingKHKenneth HarperDBDr. BennettMPMrs. Phillips

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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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