The Getting of Wisdom · Character
Marina
A dreamy, artistic schoolgirl who shares Laura's love of literature.
minor
Also known as the unobservant Marina
First appearance: iii
Marina's tie to Laura Rambotham is one of the pressures that moves The Getting of Wisdom—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Marina, Godmother's practical and brisk daughter, picks Laura up late and takes her on errands.
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With Laura Rambotham (social): Marina is a fellow student with whom Laura has a polite but shallow acquaintance, typical of school social circles. With Laura Rambotham (social): Marina is a fellow student with whom…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Romantic and Artistic Influences
- Protagonist
- Schoolgirls and Family
- Extended Family and Community
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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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social · ambivalent
Marina is a fellow student with whom Laura has a polite but shallow acquaintance, typical… How this plays out →
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