The Perennial Bachelor · Character
Cousin Lizzie
Cousin Lizzie Blow, invoked with pity and a warning, the cautionary tale of a woman whose husband found he could amuse himself without her.
supporting
Also known as Lizzie, Cousin Lizzie Blow, Lizzie Blow, Elizabeth, Betty
First appearance: the perennial bachelor
As a supporting figure in The Perennial Bachelor, Cousin Lizzie is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Visits Mamma, restless and jealous, still in love with Victor.
Cousin Lizzie exists in the family's talk as both a sympathy and a lesson: married to the foolish sixty-five-year-old Cousin Sam, who has taken the painted young Daisy, she is the woman Maggie and Aunt Priscilla pity while noting her resemblance to the restless May. Her advice to Margaret—join in Victor's pleasures or lose him—carries the weight of experience. She matters as the quiet pattern of wifely neglect and its costs, shadowing the younger women's choices.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Central Family and Suitors
- Protagonist
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Victor’s psychological peak is the full immersion into his delusional fantasy—he envisions Lucy returning in o…
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