Of Human Bondage · Character
Weeks
An American expatriate in Philip's Paris circle whose patient, probing intelligence turns every casual conversation into a debate about art, religion, and how to live.
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First appearance: xxx
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Weeks drifts through the same studios and cheap restaurants as Philip, an outsider twice over — American among the English, thinker among the painters. He argues without heat, listens harder than anyone else, and treats…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Heidelberg and Blackstable Circle
- Philip's Romantic and Professional Circles
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the full psychological inversion of Philip’s charact…
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- Philip Carey
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- Philip Carey
friendship · positive
- Philip Carey
friendship · positive
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