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Fritz Kohler

Mrs. Kohler's husband, a German immigrant and gardener.

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Also known as Fritz, old Fritz

First appearance: iii

Fritz Kohler shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Town tailor, created the cloth mosaic of Napoleon's retreat, smokes in the arbor with Wunsch.
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Fritz Kohler first appears in 0005 iii.

In IV: Town tailor, created the cloth mosaic of Napoleon's retreat, smokes in the arbor with Wunsch.

Later, in Chapter X: Fritz listens to Wunsch playing the Gluck and sighs over his own lost Euridice.

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DHDr. Howard Arc…LFLily FisherPHPauline HallMKMrs. KronborgSJSpanish JohnnyFKFritz Kohler

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  • Other

Character groups

  • German immigrant neighbors
  • Moonstone community figures
  • Extended Moonstone and Chicago network

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this scene, Thea’s summoning of Dr. Archie marks the emotional and psychological peak of her crisis: she ha…

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