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Mrs. Greenwood

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Tries to be there for Esther but does not understand her

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Mr. Greenwood

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Absent-died when Esther was young

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Elly Higgenbottom

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Esthers name with guys, alter-ego

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Buddy willard

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Close friend to Esther, suffers from TB, intelligent athletic but Esther does not want him

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Doreen

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Mean, Snotty, Esther envys her

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Betsy

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Esther likes her, shy, not outgoing

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Dr Nolan

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Esthers doctor she liked and trusted and did shock therapy

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Jay Cee

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Boss, acts like a mother-figure to Esther

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Dr Gordan

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Distrusts him and thinks he is conceited

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Philomenia Guinea

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Pays for Esthers scholarship, famous novelist

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Joan

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Companion in mental hospital, resembles closely to Esther

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Constantin

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UN interpretor who takes Esther on date and wants to fuck him

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13
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Holden Caulfield

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16 yr old, gets expelled out of school, finds hypocrisy and bad, hates adults

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Esther Greenwood

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19, independent writer, grew up in Boston, receives scholarship in NY, struggling with depression

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Mr./Mrs Caulfield

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Not present in Holdens life

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DB

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Holdens older brother who writes films for Hollywood

17
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Allie

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Younger brother, dies of leukemia, brilliant

18
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Phoebe

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Younger sister, she understands him and is there for Holden at his worst times

19
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Sally Hayes

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girl Holden wanted to date

Drunk calls her

20
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Jane Gallagher

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Spent a lot of time with over summer. Put kings in back, reserved personality

21
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Mr. Antolini

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Old english teacher

22
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Hazel Caulfield

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Phoebe fictional character

23
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Sunny

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Prostitute holden ends up just talking to

24
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John Proctor

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Hero of play, respectable man, affairs with abigail

Relates to Arthur miller

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Elizabeth proctor

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Good woman/puritan, lies about Proctor affair

26
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Judge Danforth

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Head Judge Puts entire town in jail

Relates to McCarthy

27
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Rev Parris

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Selfish and tries to save his reputation and name

28
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Rev Hale

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Help judge make decisions

Anti-spiritual tries to save proctor

29
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Giles Corey

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Old man died from coals for not naming names

Arthur miller

30
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Betty Parris

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Parris daughter who was caught dancing naked in forest with abigail and girls

31
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Abigail Williams

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Phony girl who had sex with Proctor then tried to fuck him over
McCarthy

32
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Mary Warren

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Servant to Proctors, makes the doll, tries to gain credibility in court but girls wont let her
Elia Kazan

33
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Rebecca Nurse

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Respected old woman

Arthur Miller

34
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Thomas Putnam

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Rich landowner accusing ppl of witchcraft to gain land

35
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Goody Putnam

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7 children died