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New Characters:
Bigger Thomas: the protagonist; a poor, 20-year-old African American
Mrs. Thomas: Bigger’s mother
Buddy Thomas: Bigger’s younger brother
Vera Thomas: Bigger’s younger sister
Gus, G.H., and Jack Harding: Bigger’s poolroom friends
Doc: owner of the poolroom
Bessie Mears: Bigger’s girlfriend
Henry G. Dalton: white Chicago millionaire and Bigger’s employer
Mrs. Dalton: Henry Dalton’s blind wife
Mary Dalton: Henry Dalton’s 23-year-old daughter
Peggy O’Flagherty: the Daltons’...
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