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Perdita

A reserved, visionary woman whose whole soul unfolds under Raymond's love and contracts into proud, silent grief when that love falters.

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Also known as the visionary Perdita, the blushing Perdita, reserved Perdita

First appearance: the last man

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Once stern and solitary in childhood, Perdita blossoms through marriage into a wife and mother of startling depth, reading Raymond's letters and sharing his inmost thoughts. When his attention wanders, her concentrated…

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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

In this chapter, the narrator reaches an emotional and psychological peak by abandoning the detailed, chronolo…

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