The Sun Also Rises · Character
Edna
American woman who flirts with Bill and others in Pamplona.
minor
First appearance: xiv
Edna's tie to Mike Campbell is one of the pressures that moves The Sun Also Rises—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Mike Campbell (social): Edna is a minor acquaintance who briefly socializes with Mike and the group during the fiesta. With Bill Gorton (social): Bill briefly flirts with Edna during the fiesta, but the interaction…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Minor Paris and Pamplona figures
- Expatriate social circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it exposes the hollow core of the Lost Generation’s escapism: Bill’s…
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- Mike Campbell
social · ambivalent
Edna is a minor acquaintance who briefly socializes with Mike and the group during the… How this plays out →
- Bill Gorton
social · positive
- Bill Gorton
social · positive
- Bill Gorton
social · positive
- Mike Campbell
social · ambivalent
Edna is a minor acquaintance who briefly socializes with Mike and the group during the… How this plays out →
- Mike Campbell
social · ambivalent
Edna is a minor acquaintance who briefly socializes with Mike and the group during the… How this plays out →
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See Edna in xiv