Miss Ferry
The consulate employee who brings Kit close to her former life.
To return Kit safely to official care and to Tunner.
The book
At a glance
- an American consular escort
- The consulate employee who brings Kit close to her former life.
- To return Kit safely to official care and to Tunner.
- Mentioning Tunner causes Kit to flee into the city on a streetcar.
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeMiss Ferry is an american consular escort. The consulate employee who brings Kit close to her former life.
The character wants to return kit safely to official care and to tunner.. The journey tests that desire against illness, secrecy, money, documents, and unequal power.
Mentioning Tunner causes Kit to flee into the city on a streetcar. This movement helps explain why travel never becomes the clean escape the Americans imagine.
How the book draws them
- Rolean American consular escort
- PressureThe consulate employee who brings Kit close to her former life.
- GoalTo return Kit safely to official care and to Tunner.
- Story turnMentioning Tunner causes Kit to flee into the city on a streetcar.
Mentioning Tunner causes Kit to flee into the city on a streetcar.
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