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Miss Zielinski

A music teacher at the school, known for her eccentricity.

minor

First appearance: iii

Miss Zielinski shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A governess in the dining-hall who brusquely tells Laura to 'follow your nose'.
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In V: A governess in the dining-hall who brusquely tells Laura to 'follow your nose'. Later, in XI: Governess caught reading Ouida and…

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See Miss Zielinski in iii

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • 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 Miss Zielinski in iii
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