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The Lady of the Barge · Character

Olive

A female character with a small number of mentions.

minor

First appearance: the lady of the barge

Olive shows up with force in The Well. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Waits anxiously at the well's edge, torn between fear and loyalty to Jem.
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In The Well: Waits anxiously at the well's edge, torn between fear and loyalty to Jem. Later, in Chapter II: Olive is playful and unafraid by the well, but her accidental drop of the bracelet triggers Jem's intense…

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Character Web

4 connections

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JBJem BensonWCWilfred CarrMBMrs. BensonSJSam JonesOLOlive

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Scheming and Recurring Villagers
  • Minor Village Characters

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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