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Character Analysis: The Duke Of Deception

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In Geoffrey Wolff’s The Duke of Deception, had characters that were full of lies. The Duke for example, reminded me of a snake. To put it differently, he was someone who constantly lied, and stole from others and never thought twice of denying it. His character ultimately became someone I couldn’t trust. On the one hand, he seemed to be a modeled citizen that attended an Ivy League school and became this rich snooty person. On the other hand, his secrets were exposed and he wasn’t rich. He was in fact a phony person and tried to make everyone else idol him. For this reason, he always tried to take advantage of anyone and anything and if plans didn’t work, he would just pack up and move away to start fresh. For this reason, I found the Duke

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