Vanity Fair · Character
Miss Pinkerton
Headmistress of Chiswick Mall academy where Amelia and Becky were educated.
minor
Also known as the orthodox Miss Pinkerton, Miss Jemima Pinkerton, Jemima
First appearance: I: Chiswick Mall
Miss Pinkerton shows up with force in I: Chiswick Mall. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Majestic headmistress; pompous, refuses Becky a Dictionary, writes a self-important letter.
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In I: Chiswick Mall: Majestic headmistress; pompous, refuses Becky a Dictionary, writes a self-important letter. Later, in I: Chiswick…
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- Minor characters and servants
- Social climbers and soldiers
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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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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- I: Chiswick Mall
- I: Chiswick Mall
- In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign
- In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign
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