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Lily Jack

A minor character.

minor

Also known as Lily, Jack

First appearance: i in which they all become good companions

Lily Jack shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Jess's daughter who has married and moved away; her letter is a source of longing for Jess.
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See Lily Jack in i in which they all become good companions

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18 connections

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DCDaisy CallanderELEffie LongstaffFSFred SmithMMMorton MitchamJOJess OakroydLJLily Jack

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Yorkshire connections
  • Good Companions troupe
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological low point where the troupe’s coll…

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See Lily Jack in i in which they all become good companions
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