Understood Betsy · Character
Miss Benton
A teacher at Betsy's school.
minor
First appearance: iv betsy goes to school
Miss Benton shows up with force in The New Clothes Fail. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Miss Benton teaches arithmetic to Betsy and rings the bell to call the boys back from the river.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Elizabeth Ann faces her deepest psychological fear—the examination—which h…
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