When God Laughs · Character
Mrs. Hemingway
A woman aboard a ship with her husband Jack.
minor
First appearance: make westing
Mrs. Hemingway's tie to Loretta is one of the pressures that moves When God Laughs—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Hosts Loretta in Santa Clara; schemes to marry off Ned Bashford; writes a letter inviting him.
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With Loretta (social): Loretta and Mrs. Hemingway are acquaintances, possibly neighbors or members of the same community. In A Wicked Woman: Hosts Loretta in Santa Clara; schemes to marry off Ned Bashford; writes a…
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- Social
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- Love, loss, and conflict
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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- Loretta
social · ambivalent
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