The Monster · Character
Lady Silverstairs
The mother of Violet Silverstairs, a social arbiter.
minor
First appearance: ii
Lady Silverstairs's tie to Violet Silverstairs is one of the pressures that moves The Monster—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Violet Silverstairs (family): Lady Silverstairs is Violet's mother, with a protective or controlling maternal relationship. With Leilah Verplank (rivalry): Lady Silverstairs disapproves of Leilah's influence over…
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See Lady Silverstairs in iiCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Family
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Romantic Entanglements & Scandals
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Leilah’s psychological peak occurs when her habitual compulsion to fulfill plans despite physical illness is p…
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- Violet Silverstairs
family · ambivalent
Lady Silverstairs is Violet's mother, with a protective or controlling maternal… How this plays out →
- Leilah Verplank
rivalry · negative
- Violet Silverstairs
family · ambivalent
Lady Silverstairs is Violet's mother, with a protective or controlling maternal… How this plays out →
- Leilah Verplank
rivalry · negative
- Violet Silverstairs
family · ambivalent
Lady Silverstairs is Violet's mother, with a protective or controlling maternal… How this plays out →
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See Lady Silverstairs in ii