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Elizabeth Ramsell
Douglas Spalding, a young boy, appears in the first scene when he plays on Lavinia’s street. Later, after Lavinia and Francine find Elizabeth Ramsell’s dead body in the ravine, they catch Douglas watching the police investigation, and Francine yells at him to go home. Douglas is a stand-in for innocence corrupted, as he is paralyzed with fright while he watches the police officers.
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Douglas Spalding Character Timeline in The Whole Town’s Sleeping
The timeline below shows where the character Douglas Spalding appears in The Whole Town’s Sleeping. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
The Whole Town’s Sleeping
...make their way up the other side of the ravine, they see a neighborhood boy, Douglas Spaulding , watching the investigation. Francine yells at him to go home.
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