Chilly Scenes of Winter | Characters
Chilly Scenes of Winter has one protagonist, Charles, who pursues Laura in various comic or bittersweet ways. There are no real antagonists, however, nor even any mean-spirited characters, only a series of portraits of attenuated survivors of past emotional scars or disappointments. As Charles lives out his dreary coming-of-age, he seeks companionship primarily from Sam, an unemployed friend with a perpetual cold. Both are bemused at the passing of time and unable to come to terms with it.
The novel is filled with contrasts. Charles is employed and has inherited a house which he...
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