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Monica

This character in "Sentimental Education" is a mother of at least three children who muses on her past and how much has changed since she was in college.

Darryl

This character in "Sentimental Education" was the protagonist's boyfriend in college. He was, like her, one of just four black students on campus.

Leon

This character in "Sentimental Education" is described as "a third-generation Irish petty criminal from South Kilburn" (14).

Donovan Kendal

This protagonist in "Just Right" is an eight-year-old boy whose family regularly performs a puppet show in Greenwich Village.

Cassie Kent

This character in "Just Right" is a black girl in the protagonist's class. She participates in developing a class project with the protagonist and later attends his family's puppet show.

Miss Adele

This character is a middle-aged transgender woman who performs and lives in New York. In the story featuring her, she shops at a corset...

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