Kathy Nicolo

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Kathy Nicolo is the emotionally fragile, recovering addict at the center of the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog," whose struggle to reclaim her foreclosed home drives the story’s tragic conflict.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
antagonisticRelationshipWith Massoud Behrani NERFINISHED
appearsIn House of Sand and Fog NERFINISHED
House of Sand and Fog (film) NERFINISHED
House of Sand and Fog (novel) NERFINISHED
centralConflict loss of her house through foreclosure
creator Andre Dubus III NERFINISHED
drivesPlotOf House of Sand and Fog NERFINISHED
emotionalStateAtBeginning depressed
emotionalStateDuringStory increasingly desperate
formsRelationshipWith Deputy Sheriff Lester Burdon NERFINISHED
gender female
goal to reclaim her foreclosed home
hasAddictionHistory yes
homeOwnershipStatus homeowner
legalProblem house mistakenly seized for unpaid business taxes
maritalStatus separated
medium cinema
literature
mentalHealthStatus emotionally fragile
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality American
occupation house cleaner
portrayedBy Jennifer Connelly NERFINISHED
relationship daughter of a deceased father who left her the house
residence a small house in the San Francisco Bay Area
storyOutcome involved in a tragic chain of events
themeAssociation addiction and recovery
dispossession and loss
the American Dream gone wrong

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House of Sand and Fog mainCharacter Kathy Nicolo