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The Story of Gösta Berling · Character

Löwenborg

A gentle and kind pensioner who loves poetry.

minor

Also known as the gentle Löwenborg

First appearance: part i i the landscape

Löwenborg shows up with force in Christmas Eve. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Gently asks for Gösta's opinion on the matter, deferring to his judgment.
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In Christmas Eve: Gently asks for Gösta's opinion on the matter, deferring to his judgment. Later, in VI: The Ball at Ekeby: The gentle curtain-raiser who mistakenly draws the curtain, revealing Gösta and Marianne…

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GBGösta BerlingCCCousin Christo…UEUncle EberhardTYThe Young Coun…BEBeerencreutzLÖLöwenborg

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Gentle Support Characters
  • Protagonist
  • Ekeby Pensioners Core

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

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

Marianne’s act of burning her letters and diaries signifies an emotional and psychological peak where she cons…

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