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Geraldine

A young girl, possibly a child in the story.

minor

Also known as little Geraldine

First appearance: i a wanderer

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CJColonel JaphaAUAuntyODOna DelafieldPAPaulaHHHamlet HopgoodGEGeraldine

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended family and background
  • Central social circle

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because it crystallizes the psychological rupture between Jacqueline’s public perf…

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