The Place Called Dagon · Character

Mrs. Slater

The Slater household's presiding matron, she anchors a crowded domestic world of children and corned beef that Dreeme observes from the edges.

supporting

Also known as Slater, II Mrs. Slater

First appearance: the place called dagon

As a supporting figure in The Place Called Dagon, Mrs. Slater is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Dreeme's next-door neighbor who prepared his breakfast.

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Mrs. Slater runs the boardinghouse where Dreeme takes his meals and where Deborah, her New England niece, has come to stay. Her bustling, matter-of-fact presence frames the ordinary life against which the story's…

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Doctor Dreeme
social · ambivalent
Doctor Dreeme maintains a polite but distant acquaintance with Mrs. How this plays out →
Doctor Dreeme
social · ambivalent
Doctor Dreeme maintains a polite but distant acquaintance with Mrs. How this plays out →
Doctor Dreeme
social · ambivalent
Doctor Dreeme maintains a polite but distant acquaintance with Mrs. How this plays out →

Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme maintains a polite but distant acquaintance with Mrs. Slater, who is wary of his influence over her husband.
Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme maintains a polite but distant acquaintance with Mrs. Slater, who is wary of his influence over her husband.
Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme maintains a polite but distant acquaintance with Mrs. Slater, who is wary of his influence over her husband.

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Mrs. Slater appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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Dreeme's next-door neighbor who prepared his breakfast.
III
Hosts the meal, fluttering eyes and quick movements. She introduces Deborah as her niece and later interrupts the conversation.
II
Shows signs of distress with heightened color and fluttering eyes.
III
Mrs. Slater is briefly referenced as the housekeeper who should clean the soot-stained lamp chimney.
I
Her resentment toward Dreeme's interference on Deborah's behalf is noted; he finds her narrow-minded and cold.
III
Reticent and uncommunicative, parades back and forth with dishes, answering Deborah in grudging monosyllables.
II
Moves about the fire, gesticulating but speechless, and runs toward Dreeme and Slater.

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