Poetry · Character
Lurid Lew
A banker known as David R. Lewis, nicknamed Lurid Lew, who drifts through the narrator's social orbit as a figure of colorful, slightly disreputable reputation.
supporting
Also known as David R. Lewis Banker, Dave, David, Davey
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The subject of the limerick, a Chicago banker known for lending to those in need but not to poets.
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Lurid Lew belongs to the narrator's wider circle of acquaintances, a banker whose nickname suggests a past or persona at odds with respectable finance. The tension lies in that gap between his staid professional title…
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- Social
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- Diverse social network
- Protagonist
- Narrator's acquaintances
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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