Prisoner's Dilemma | Characters
The overwhelming character in the Prisoner's Dilemma is Eddie Hobson, the linchpin of the Hobson family, the ever patient, ever-teaching father modeled on Powers's own father. Eddie's black humor, his irrepressible punning, his preoccupation with games all contribute to the overall thematic structure of the novel. Eddie's wife, Ailene, is quietly and practically subversive. She keeps the family running. She goes along with the denial that Eddie is seriously ill but still contrives to get him into the hospital, from which he bolts and disappears.
The children adore their...
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