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Mathilda Haydon

Anna's cousin, a dull, fat girl who comes to live with her.

minor

Also known as Mathilda

First appearance: the good anna

Mathilda Haydon's tie to Lena Mainz is one of the pressures that moves Three Lives—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Miss Mathilda, Anna's employer, a large, cheerful but faint-hearted woman who struggles to scold servants and often feels like a rebel against Anna's strictness.
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With Lena Mainz (friendship): Mathilda is Lena's close friend and confidante, sharing in her quiet domestic life and offering companionship. In I: Miss Mathilda, Anna's employer, a large, cheerful but faint-hearted…

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Character Web

8 connections

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AMAunt MathildaHKHerman KrederBABabyBHBertha HaydonLMLena MainzMHMathilda Haydon

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended household and community
  • Anna's domestic circle

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point

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