Martin Chuzzlewit · Character
Charity Pecksniff
The elder Pecksniff daughter, all stately grievance and sharpened tongue, who cannot forgive the sister preferred over her and will not stay quietly at home.
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Also known as Miss Pecksniff, the youngest Miss Pecksniff, Miss Charity, Cherry, Miss Charity Pecksniff, Miss Cherry, Charity Pecksniff, the fair Miss Pecksniff, The gentle Cherry
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As a supporting figure in Martin Chuzzlewit, Charity Pecksniff is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Echoes her father's sentiments and shows disdain for Tom Pinch and John Westlock.
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Charity Pecksniff presides over her father's hypocritical household with a spinster's brittle dignity, forever sharpening her tongue on her prettier sister Mercy. When Jonas Chuzzlewit repudiates her for the younger…
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- Central Chuzzlewit Circle
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