Vanity Fair · Character
Ensign Spooney
A young, foolish ensign in the regiment, friend of Stubble.
minor
Also known as Spooney
First appearance: xxvii in which amelia joins her regiment
Ensign Spooney shows up with force in XIII: Sentimental and Otherwise. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Joins Stubble in conjecturing about George's female correspondent.
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Character groups
- Minor characters and servants
- Protagonist
- Social climbers and soldiers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological breaking point for Jos Sedley, whose cowardice…
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See Ensign Spooney in xxvii in which amelia joins her regiment