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Who is Boutros Jameel from Fall on Your Knees: A Novel and what is their importance? Fall_on_Your_Knees English & Literature Boutros Jameel | Fall on Your Knees: A Novel

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Boutros Jameel is Tommy and Camille's son. He is described as a simple young man, who is employed as a bouncer at his father's speakeasy. After meeting his cousin Frances, Boutros immediately fell in love and planned to marrying her someday. One night, he secretly follows Frances home from the speakeasy to make sure no one tries to attack her. When he mentions that he is going to get married, his father hits him and tells him to shut up. Later, when Jameel teases Boutros about his love of Frances, Boutros smashes his head against the windshield, an act that causes his father to loses control of the car and drive off the cliff. Boutros and his father died instantly.

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Fall on Your Knees: A Novel