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Years of Grace · Character

Mrs. Duroy

André's mother, a Frenchwoman of refined taste.

minor

First appearance: part i andr

Mrs. Duroy shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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In II: Mrs. Duroy organizes the picnic, watches André with a worried look, and gives permission for Jane and André to walk…

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Flora’s admission that she has sold the shop and closed the house, coupled with her confession that she “didn’…

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See Mrs. Duroy in part i andr