Nicole In The Smoker

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In the short story The Smoker by David Schickler, the main character Douglas Kerchek becomes involved in an arranged marriage with his student Nicole. Nicole is a bright student that Douglas becomes excited about. Douglas and Nicole are complete opposites but she later tries to seduce him. At a dinner with the Bonner’s , Douglas was asked to marry Nicole by her parents. Since he graduated from Harvard, Nicole parents felt that he would be the perfect match for her almost acting like a father figure to her.

One character in the short story I found interesting was Nicole. She is the brightest her her ap english class and doesn’t follow rules. At a young age Nicole has her life planned out which included Douglas in it, “we feel that you should

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