The Old Wives’ Tale · Character
Fan
A young woman briefly involved with Dick Povey.
minor
First appearance: Revolution
Fan shows up with force in Revolution. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The dog, enters the parlour during the visit.
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In Revolution: The dog, enters the parlour during the visit. Later, in Christmas and the Future: The family dog, now a grandmother with fixed ideas and habits, having survived a scandalous pregnancy and subsequent…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor and background characters
- Bursley family and servants
- Bursley shop and family
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, Sophia reaches an emotional and psychological low point of apathy and entrapment, loathing he…
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See Fan in Revolution