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Who is The Red-Haired Girl, Jaromil's Girlfriend from Life Is Elsewhere and what is their importance? Life_Is_Elsewhere English & Literature "The Red-Haired Girl

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Jaromil's redheaded girlfriend appears about halfway through the book. She is described as an impulsive, young woman, who becomes Jaromil's lover after her friend leaves Prague to get married. Over the course of the novel, we learn that the redhead actually has other lovers in addition to Jaromil. When Jaromil learns of her affairs, she tells him an elaborate lie about her brother's impending defection from Germany, not knowing her tale would backfire by leading him to expose both she and her brother to the police. lovers. Little does she know that her story will lead to their arrest.

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Life Is Elsewhere