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City of God Study Guide

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by E. L. Doctorow
About 79 pages (23,588 words)
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Everett

Everett is an author whose novels tend to be philosophical. He attended the Bronx High School for Science and continues to think about scientific puzzles. Everett enjoys women but has remained a bachelor. The women he makes romantic connections with tend to be emotionally unavailable or inappropriate for him.

Everett's parents grew up in New York City, and Everett has always lived in the New York metropolitan area. He enjoys walking around the city and wondering at its buildings and people. Everett's background is Jewish, but he does not have strong religious beliefs. Everett tends to read religious texts as literature. He loves a good story.

Thomas Pemberton

Thomas Pemberton (Pem) is an Anglican priest who is having a crisis of faith. Although he is the son of a conservative Anglican priest who stood for mainstream views,.....

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