The Pit · Character

Page Dearborn

Laura's younger sister — brown-haired, mandolin-strumming, gravely pretty — who watches her sister's suitors with pursed-lip judgments about good form.

supporting

Also known as Page, Miss Page, Sometimes Page

First appearance: I

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Page is Laura's sister, who provides information about Curtis Jadwin and is hesitant to approach him herself, preferring to wait.

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Page accompanies Laura on the Cresslers' steps, thrumming her mandolin while the older men circle, her boyish figure and grey-blue eyes still deepening toward a maturity her form hasn't caught up with. She primly declares Laura a flirt and parades her own ideas of good form, a small moral chorus against her sister's cool experiments in courtship. Her eventual marriage to Landry Court quietly extends the Dearborn sisters' story into the next generation of Chicago households.

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Narrative arc

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Laura Dearborn
family · positive
Page Dearborn is Laura's younger sister, and their relationship is one of close familial… How this plays out →
Landry Court
romantic · positive
Laura Jadwin
family · positive
Laura Dearborn
family · positive
Page Dearborn is Laura's younger sister, and their relationship is one of close familial… How this plays out →
Laura Dearborn
family · positive
Page Dearborn is Laura's younger sister, and their relationship is one of close familial… How this plays out →
Landry Court
romantic · positive
Laura Jadwin
family · positive
Landry Court
romantic · positive
Laura Jadwin
family · positive

Laura Dearborn
Page Dearborn is Laura's younger sister, and their relationship is one of close familial affection and mutual support.
Landry Court
Landry Court eventually marries Page Dearborn after Laura rejects him, forming a stable and affectionate partnership.
Laura Jadwin
As sisters, Laura Jadwin and Page Dearborn maintain a loving bond, though Laura's marriage and Page's eventual marriage to Landry Court create some distance.
Laura Dearborn
Page Dearborn is Laura's younger sister, and their relationship is one of close familial affection and mutual support.
Laura Dearborn
Page Dearborn is Laura's younger sister, and their relationship is one of close familial affection and mutual support.
Landry Court
Landry Court eventually marries Page Dearborn after Laura rejects him, forming a stable and affectionate partnership.
Laura Jadwin
As sisters, Laura Jadwin and Page Dearborn maintain a loving bond, though Laura's marriage and Page's eventual marriage to Landry Court create some distance.
Landry Court
Landry Court eventually marries Page Dearborn after Laura rejects him, forming a stable and affectionate partnership.
Laura Jadwin
As sisters, Laura Jadwin and Page Dearborn maintain a loving bond, though Laura's marriage and Page's eventual marriage to Landry Court create some distance.

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In the story

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Principal Characters in the Novel
Introduced as Laura's sister.
I
Page is Laura's sister, who provides information about Curtis Jadwin and is hesitant to approach him herself, preferring to wait.
II
Laura's younger sister, who has already moved to Chicago for school and is now living with Laura.
Chapter IV
Page calls Laura to the rehearsal and later declares her sister a flirt, disapproving of Laura's behavior with multiple men.
Chapter V
Present at the wedding, prays in the church while waiting for the ceremony to begin.
Chapter VI
Page lectures Landry on intellectual growth and discusses literature and companionship with him in the library.
Chapter VII
Discusses Laura's distress with Landry and expresses concern about Jadwin's speculation.
Chapter VIII
Accompanies Laura and the party; receives a telegram that Landry Court is sick and unable to join.
Chapter X
Defends Landry Court's dedication to his work, criticizes Laura for not supporting Jadwin, and announces her engagement to Landry.
Conclusion
Writes a letter to Laura, now married to Landry Court, sharing news of friends and her hope for a simple life.

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