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Three Men in a Boat · Character

Emily

A woman mentioned in a story about a cheese shop.

minor

First appearance: iv

Emily shows up with force in XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Used as an example in the anecdote about courting couples; depicted as cold and unresponsive to interruptions.
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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Emily in iv
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