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Alicia Chapman

The second wife of the narrator and mother of his son, this character emerges from a privileged Southern background. She encapsulates a large part of what the narrator rebels against in his narrative.

Ralph Dennis

An American expatriate living in Canada, this character helps the narrator become established as a refugee. He also inadvertently leads to the narrator’s film career.

Amy Fife

The narrator’s first wife and mother of his daughter, this character finds herself abandoned and without prospects. She might be viewed as an encapsulation of lost innocence.

Leonard “Leo” “Fife” Fife

The narrating protagonist, this character’s deathbed confessional forms nearly the entire text of the book. How reliable a narrator he is, and how sympathetic a protagonist, are open to question.

Emma Flynn

The third and final wife of the narrator, this character serves as a focus for narrative attentions. In effect...

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