| honeybee4
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Queeg-Queeg? Or possibly Captain Queeg?
Reply #6761. Feb 18 12, 6:40 PM
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Mommakat 
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Rhett Butler?
Reply #6762. Feb 18 12, 6:47 PM
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Mommakat
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Or perhaps Ashley Wilkes?
Reply #6763. Feb 18 12, 6:48 PM
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paulmallon
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the guy who kidnapped creedy?
:-)
(signing off)
Reply #6764. Feb 18 12, 7:09 PM
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Mommakat
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The Wizard of Oz?
Reply #6765. Feb 18 12, 7:30 PM
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Creedy
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Sorry, I've just got up - will try and answer some of your queries.
Nobody is correct yet.
The character is one whom we grow to sympathise with. It's an adult male. Now I have to flick back and see what you all said again. See next post
Reply #6766. Feb 18 12, 7:42 PM
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Creedy
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The book was written before the 1950s.
I think its one of the greatest American novels written because of the pwer the writer has to evoke images and feelings in the reader.
Originally it was a third longer, but the publisher asked the author to cut back on it, so the effect is that there's a wonderful intensity about it.
Reply #6767. Feb 18 12, 7:46 PM
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Creedy
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What is basically describes is the loss of the great American Dream - and, even though the main character has achieved his dream with wealth etc, the true dream is represented in one of the other characters.
It's a sad story and doesn't end happily.
Reply #6768. Feb 18 12, 7:50 PM
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Mommakat
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I really don't know but I am picking one out of the air - The Great Gatsby?
Reply #6769. Feb 18 12, 8:28 PM
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| honeybee4
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Kino? (The Pearl)
Reply #6770. Feb 18 12, 8:46 PM
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| honeybee4
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Jeeter Lester? (Tobacco Road)
Reply #6771. Feb 18 12, 8:53 PM
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Creedy
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MommaKat - more information please. I need the main male character
Reply #6772. Feb 18 12, 9:03 PM
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Creedy
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Actually, I think I'll give it to you because the character's surname is the same as that in the title. Jay Gatsby.
Reply #6773. Feb 18 12, 9:06 PM
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Mommakat
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As I said I was picking it out of the air. Thank you. I didn't expect to be successful so I will have to do a little think. Time please!
Reply #6774. Feb 18 12, 9:26 PM
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Mommakat
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Okay, here we go. I am a fictitious character. English male. Time set in the 18th century. Shouldn't present too many problems. :)
Reply #6775. Feb 18 12, 9:30 PM
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Creedy
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Mr Darcy....sigh...oh Colin Firth, be mine
Reply #6776. Feb 18 12, 9:50 PM
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Creedy
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Was he from a novel by Jane Austen?
Reply #6777. Feb 18 12, 9:50 PM
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Creedy
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Or is the author still alive even though the book is set back then?
Reply #6778. Feb 18 12, 9:51 PM
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Mommakat
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Sorry, none of them, and the author would not be alive as we had to study this book in school over 60 years ago.
Reply #6779. Feb 18 12, 10:06 PM
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Creedy
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Was the author Charles Dickens?
And if so, is the character Ebeneezer Scrooge?
Reply #6780. Feb 18 12, 11:39 PM
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