Martin Chuzzlewit · Character
Jefferson Brick
A bombastic American journalist and war correspondent.
minor
Also known as Mr. Jefferson Brick, Mr. Brick, Brick, Jefferson
First appearance: xxxi
Jefferson Brick shows up with force in Chapter XVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The war correspondent of the Rowdy Journal, who delivers florid patriotic sentiments and defends the paper's practices.
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- Protagonist
- Central Chuzzlewit Circle
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