While the Billy Boils · Character
Mother Brock
An old bush woman who keeps a shanty.
minor
Also known as Mother, Brock
First appearance: rats
Mother Brock's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves While the Billy Boils—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The 'broad-minded bad woman' who offers practical assistance after the ceiling accident, but is rebuffed by Mrs.
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With The Narrator (social): Mother Brock is a tough, hard-drinking bush publican who interacts with the narrator as a customer and local character. With The Narrator (social): Mother Brock is a tough, hard-drinking bush…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Recurring Bush Archetypes
- Protagonist
- Family and Mystery Figures
- Eccentric Bush Characters
- Minor and Named Bush Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Narrator
social · ambivalent
Mother Brock is a tough, hard-drinking bush publican who interacts with the narrator as a… How this plays out →
- The Narrator
social · ambivalent
Mother Brock is a tough, hard-drinking bush publican who interacts with the narrator as a… How this plays out →
- The Narrator
social · ambivalent
Mother Brock is a tough, hard-drinking bush publican who interacts with the narrator as a… How this plays out →
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