The Mother · Character

Some Stranger

Anonymous figure who delivers news via letter.

minor

Also known as some stranger who wrote to tell the news

First appearance: i

Some Stranger's tie to The Man is one of the pressures that moves The Mother—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The letter carrier who delivers the letter.

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With The Man (social): A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or pawn in the man's schemes. With The Mother (social): A brief and often intrusive encounter, with the stranger representing external judgment or temptation. With The Man (social): A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or pawn in the man's schemes.

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Character Web

7 connections

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Relationship types

Social
Other

Character groups

Immediate family circle
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

The Man
social · ambivalent
A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or… How this plays out →
The Mother
social · ambivalent
The Man
social · ambivalent
A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or… How this plays out →
The Mother
social · ambivalent
The Man
social · ambivalent
A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or… How this plays out →

The Man
A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or pawn in the man's schemes.
The Mother
A brief and often intrusive encounter, with the stranger representing external judgment or temptation.
The Man
A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or pawn in the man's schemes.
The Mother
A brief and often intrusive encounter, with the stranger representing external judgment or temptation.
The Man
A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or pawn in the man's schemes.

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The Letter

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