The Way of All Flesh · Character

Mrs. Burne

A minor character, possibly a neighbor or servant.

minor

First appearance: x

Mrs. Burne shows up with force in XXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Visits the Pontifex household and participates in the guessing game about Ernest's parentage.

Mrs. Burne first appears in 0012 x.

In XXIV: Visits the Pontifex household and participates in the guessing game about Ernest's parentage.

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

This is the narrative climax because Ernest experiences a profound emotional and psychological reversal, shift…

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