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* [[Armor-Piercing Question]]: Paul to Mr. Dombey; it continues to haunt him throughout the book.
{{quote| "Papa, what is money?"}}
* [[Babies Ever After]]: {{spoiler|Florence and Walter's children, including a [[Dead Guy, Junior]] named Paul.}}
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Poor Florence.
* [[Break the Haughty]]: Mr. Dombey and Edith, mostly at each other's expense. {{spoiler|He humiliates her by passing his criticisms through his employee, James Carker; she humiliates him by eloping with said employee, who turns out to have been sabotaging the firm.}}
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** Specifically, an abusive and inept charity school is blamed for turning Rob Toodle into a juvenile delinquent.
* [[Suicide As Comedy]]: A lovesick Mr. Toots' allusions to "making an end of himself" are treated as funny.
* [["Take That!" Kiss]]: {{spoiler|One of these from Mr. Dombey on their wedding anniversary finally pushes Edith into leaving him.}}
* [[Third Person Person]]: Major Joseph Bagstock constantly refers to himself as "Josh", "old Joe", "Joey B." etc.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: It's {{spoiler|Edith}} who finally gives James Carker the verbal beatdown he deserves - at knifepoint, no less.
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