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| tough manly protagonist of things fall apart |
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| of mice and mens clever foil character of lenny |
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| mentaly challenged foil character of george in of mice and men |
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| protagonist in the scarlet letter who was exiled for committing adultery |
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| protagonist in house of mirth known for loving the rich upperclass life |
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| great expectations antagonist who was hurt by men and enjoyed the pain and mysery of men |
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| chinua achabes things fall apart foil |
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| joseph conrads heart of darkness |
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| author of when i was puerto rican |
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| when i was puerto rican protagonist who grew up in the barios if puerto rico |
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| Protagonist of great expectations who grew up with an abusive older sister and a poor family |
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| Miss Havisham's beautiful young counterpart Estella is Pip's unattainable dream throughout the novel |
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| A fearsome criminal who devotes himself to making a fortune and using it to elevate Pip into a higher social class funding his education |
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| Okonkwo's father who died in debt and humiliation the memory of him gives Okonkwo a terrible fear of failure |
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| Okonkwo's son. Nwoye is sensitive and thoughtful, but he is also somewhat lazy and sulky completely okonkwo's opposite |
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She is described as a nasty woman who enjoys making other people miserable, especially her own husband. She invites Lily on a cruise with her her husband and Ned Silverton around the Mediterranean but only so Lily will distract George while Bertha has an affair with Ned. Bertha, the novel's antagonist, spreads the rumor that Lily and George are having an affair, then uses her money and influence to keep Lily out of society forever.
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