The Tunnel · Character
Harriett
A theatre-loving friend with a 'little buff-shadowed face,' whose shared evenings of Ellen Terry and footlit magic Miriam can neither fully recapture nor write about honestly.
supporting
First appearance: the tunnel
As a supporting figure in The Tunnel, Harriett is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Engages in playful physical banter with Gerald; approves of Miriam; shows strength and scorn directed outward.
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Harriett is bound up with Miriam's memory of a week of nightly theatre — the curtain, the orchestra, the 'perfection of happiness' on her face. But she is also the person Miriam cannot write to truthfully, because the…
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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