While the Billy Boils · Character
Missus
A generic wife or landlady.
minor
First appearance: A Day on a Selection
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In Stiffner and Jim: Stiffner's wife, who brings a shovel during the chase, presumably to attack the escaping swagmen. Later, in A Day on a Selection: The selector's wife, constantly managing the household, fowls, and…
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See Missus in A Day on a SelectionNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological nadir of the outcasts'…
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See Missus in A Day on a Selection