The Getting of Wisdom · Character
Bertha Ramsay
A schoolgirl who becomes a close friend of Laura's.
minor
Also known as Bertha
First appearance: iii
Bertha Ramsay shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Bertha is the other nice girl Laura befriends in her class.
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In VI: Bertha is the other nice girl Laura befriends in her class. Later, in VII: A weekly boarder who lends Laura a pencil and teases…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Schoolgirls and Family
- Protagonist
- Extended Family and Community
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Laura reaches an emotional and psychological peak of isolation and humiliation as she is publicly mocked, aban…
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See Bertha Ramsay in iii