Mrs. Tyarck
A gossipy and judgmental married woman in Ivy Corners.
Core Belief
"She believes in adhering to traditional values and maintaining a respectable appearance. She is skeptical of anything that deviates from the norm and is quick to condemn those she perceives as immoral or unconventional."
Worldview
Mrs. Tyarck views the world as a place where people are constantly trying to take advantage of each other. She believes in being vigilant and protecting her own interests, and is quick to criticize those she sees as failing to meet her standards.
Personality
Mrs. Tyarck is a critical and somewhat nosy character, quick to judge others and express her opinions. She is concerned with maintaining social norms and upholding her own sense of moral superiority. She enjoys gossip and is skilled at subtly maneuvering for personal gain.
In Their Own Words
"“Of all the sights!” was Mrs. Tyarck’s comment. “She needs some one to help her. She needs new taste. Them buttons, now, who’d buy ’em? They belong to the year one.”"
"“For Heaven’s sake, Frenzy Giddings! it’s a wonder to me you know _anything_, the time you take with your words! You ain’t acquainted with your own stock, I see, for here you’ve cut me off two yards of the twenty-cent when I asked for the ten-cent. Well, it’s your mistake, so I’ll take it as if ’t wuz what I’m payin’ for; but look here, Frenzy, you’ve no call to be wool-gatherin’ _your_ time of life.”"
"“All them different cruelties,” they commented—“fly-paper to track them ignorant ants onto, and that there trap for cats.... Well, you got more spots onto your soul than soap can take off. ‘Thou shalt not kill,’ it says. Why”—this burst of feeling from Mrs. Tyarck—“why, it’s all I can do to set foot on a spider!”"
Other Characters from The best short stories of 1918, and the yearbook of the American short story
Nag Hong Fah
Proprietor of the Great Shanghai Chop Suey Palace, husband to Fanny Mei Hi, and father.
Fanny Mei Hi
Wife of Nag Hong Fah and mother to Brian and Fanny.
Miss Frances Giddings
A polite, elderly spinster and proprietor of a small general store in Ivy Corners.
Edith Preston
Narrator of the story 'Buster,' a perceptive and well-meaning spinster visiting Cape Ann.
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