The Mill on the Floss · Character

Mrs. Pullet

Maggie's ailing aunt Pullet prescribes pink gowns and funeral sermons with equal solemnity, forever mourning her own health and admiring her own linen.

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Also known as sister Pullet, Pullet, aunt Pullet, Mrs. Pullet

First appearance: vi the aunts and uncles are coming

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Mrs. Pullet lives at Garum Firs and descends on St. Ogg's in a cloud of ailments, remedies, and unsolicited advice about dress and complexion. She pities Bessy's bad luck with her children and half-proposes sending Maggie to a distant boarding-school, all while taking quiet pride in the finery she can afford to give away. Her hypochondria and her vanity make her a comic Dodson voice, but her visits also carry the family's judgments into the mill.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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To Garum Firs
Receives Mrs. Tulliver's visit; expresses sympathy but insists Mr. Tulliver should apologize to Mrs. Glegg.
Maggie Behaves Worse Than She Expected
Disturbed by the chaos, comments on Maggie's potential bad end.
Mr. Tulliver Further Entangles the Skein of Life
Attempts to mediate between Mrs. Glegg and the Tullivers, but her efforts are undermined by Mr. Tulliver's pride.
I: A Variation of Protestantism Unknown to Bossuet
Implied as a representative Dodson, sharing the family's focus on propriety and custom.
First Impressions
Aunt Pullet is concerned about Maggie's shabby clothes and offers her own wardrobe for an evening dress.
A Family Party
Hosts the family party; discusses giving linen to Tom; criticizes Mrs. Glegg's taste.

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