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Mrs. Bast

A local woman who helps clean the Ramsay house.

minor

First appearance: time passes

Mrs. Bast shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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In IX: Assists Mrs. McNab in cleaning; her son George catches rats and cuts the…

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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

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