The Rise of Silas Lapham · Character
Zerrilla Millon
A young woman from a poor family who becomes entangled with the Laphams through Rogers.
minor
Also known as Zerrilla, Miss Dewey, Dewey, Z'rilla
First appearance: i
Zerrilla Millon's tie to Silas Lapham is one of the pressures that moves The Rise of Silas Lapham—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Brings her mother to confront Lapham for money; later asks Lapham for help with her father's drinking.
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With Silas Lapham (professional): Zerrilla is a poor young woman whom Silas employs out of pity, though it causes gossip. With Silas Lapham (professional): Zerrilla is a poor young woman whom Silas employs out of pity,…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Extended social circle
- Love triangle participants
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Silas Lapham
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Zerrilla is a poor young woman whom Silas employs out of pity, though it causes gossip. How this plays out →
- Silas Lapham
professional · ambivalent
Zerrilla is a poor young woman whom Silas employs out of pity, though it causes gossip. How this plays out →
- Silas Lapham
professional · ambivalent
Zerrilla is a poor young woman whom Silas employs out of pity, though it causes gossip. How this plays out →
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