The Splendid Fairing · Character
Jim Thornthwaite
A big-voiced, teasing Thornthwaite who has been across the sea and comes back to Sandholes insisting it is still his little old home.
supporting
Also known as Jim, Jim Thornthwaite, poor Jim
First appearance: Part IV: Geordie-an’-Jim
As a supporting figure in The Splendid Fairing, Jim Thornthwaite is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as a former suitor of May; also a failure in Canada; Sarah disliked him.
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Jim walks into Sarah's kitchen uninvited, cheerfully immune to her curses, and announces he has news of Geordie. His easy, dominant presence fills the cobwebbed house like too heady a wine, and his old extorted freedom…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Thornthwaite Family Circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Sarah reaches the emotional and psychological peak of her despair, realizi…
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- Sarah Thornthwaite
family · ambivalent
Jim is Sarah's father, a stern but caring figure who often worries about her future. How this plays out →
- Sarah Thornthwaite
family · ambivalent
Jim is Sarah's father, a stern but caring figure who often worries about her future. How this plays out →
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See Jim Thornthwaite in Part IV: Geordie-an’-Jim