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Miss Fleck is a third grade teacher who taught several of the novel’s narrators, including Virgil and Maricela. She’s a tall Black woman who inspires fear in everyone, students and fellow teachers alike. In her mind, the world is her classroom and she takes it upon herself to lecture or scold anyone who doesn’t meet her high standards—though, as Maricela notes, this doesn’t always go to plan as Miss Fleck can’t send the adults she lectures in the garden to the principal’s office. She tends a plot in the community garden and seems to be a regular, as evidenced by her appearance in several narrators’ stories.
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Miss Fleck Character Timeline in Seedfolks
The timeline below shows where the character Miss Fleck appears in Seedfolks. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7: Virgil
...is embarrassed to plant such a huge garden in the community space. Suddenly he notices Miss Fleck across the lot. She’s the strictest teacher in Ohio and is darker skinned than Virgil’s...
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...exist at all. Virgil is in shock, as he’s never seen an adult lie before. Miss Fleck asks what these family members asked them to grow. She doesn’t seem to buy it...
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Chapter 11: Maricela
...minutes, another woman comes over to lecture her on proper behavior. Maricela can’t believe it—it’s Miss Fleck , her third-grade teacher. She prays Miss Fleck won’t recognize her, but Miss Fleck does,...
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