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The Indiscreet Jewels · Character

Zima

A woman whose toy speaks, revealing her secrets.

minor

First appearance: xxxii the fifteenth trial of the ring

Zima shows up with force in Dedication. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The dedicatee, urged to read the book secretly.
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Character Web

3 connections

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MAMangogulALAlphanaFAFanniaZIZima

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extensive character gallery
  • Protagonist
  • Infidelity and hypocrisy
  • Traveler's encounters

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

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

Mangogul’s psychological peak occurs when his silent, chagrined astonishment at Cypria’s undeserved fortune an…

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In the story

Zima appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Zima in xxxii the fifteenth trial of the ring