Elwin Leper Character Analysis

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Name: Elwin Lepellier
Description: Leper has curious eyes with steel rimed glasses, as well as a "pinched pink head"
Age: 17
Job: He goes to school year round.
Relationships: Elwin doesn't have very many friends besides Gene, who he is relatively close with. He typically hangs out with Finny's crowd.
Facts: Leper doesn't try to fit in and often does whatever he wants. He is very good at school but doesn't pay attention in chapel. Also he is the first of the boys to go into the military, but he was kicked out because he was crazy and had odd visions. Furthermore, he is obsessed with snails and beaver dams and is often searching for them so he can take pictures. Lastly, Elwin really enjoys cross country

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