The Good Soldier · Character
Jimmy
A young man who accompanies Florence on a trip to Europe before her marriage.
minor
Also known as Mr. Jimmy
First appearance: part i i
Jimmy's tie to Florence Dowell is one of the pressures that moves The Good Soldier—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A young man who traveled with Mr.
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With Florence Dowell (romantic): Florence's long-term secret lover from her youth, with whom she planned to elope before her marriage to…
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- Romantic
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- Central tragic figures
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Closing
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- Florence Dowell
romantic · ambivalent
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See Jimmy in part i i