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Antagonist

Antagonist

Character Role Analysis

The Confidence-Man

The specter of the confidence-man looms all over this text. Why can't we trust anyone? Because anyone could be a confidence-man. Which character in this text is the confidence-man? Could be any of them. We just don't know. That's the heart of this novel's conflict.