The Old Wives’ Tale · Character
Fossette
Sophia's aged, pampered dog, a small spoiled tyrant whose senile demands and jealous housemate Spot punctuate the sisters' uneasy reunion in their last years.
supporting
Also known as the celebrated Fossette, the infirm Fossette
First appearance: I: Frensham’s
As a supporting figure in The Old Wives’ Tale, Fossette is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Fossette is mentioned as the celebrated dog, but does not appear in this chapter.
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Fossette is old, infirm, and thoroughly spoiled, sighing with the insincere, pity-seeking air of a pet who knows exactly how to work her mistresses. She and the jealous Spot turn the parlour into a small theatre of…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Bursley shop and family
- Sophia's Paris circle
- Bursley family and servants
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- 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 Fossette in I: Frensham’s