Ragged Dick · Character
Roswell Crawford
A snobbish boy who looks down on Dick.
minor
Also known as Roswell
First appearance: xvii dick s first appearance in society
Roswell Crawford's tie to Ragged Dick is one of the pressures that moves Ragged Dick—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A supercilious applicant who mocks Dick as a bootblack and feels humiliated when Fosdick gets the job over him.
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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rivalry · negative
Roswell Crawford is a snobbish clerk who looks down on Dick and competes with him… How this plays out →
- Ragged Dick
rivalry · negative
Roswell Crawford is a snobbish clerk who looks down on Dick and competes with him… How this plays out →
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