Boris Pavlikovsky in The Goldfinch

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Boris Pavlikovsky in *The Goldfinch* is a charismatic, troubled Ukrainian teenager whose intense friendship with protagonist Theo Decker profoundly shapes Theo’s adolescence and descent into addiction and crime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Goldfinch NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre literary fiction
appearsInMedium novel
appearsInWorkSetIn Las Vegas NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Donna Tartt NERFINISHED
hasAddiction alcohol
drugs
hasCloseRelationshipWith Theo Decker NERFINISHED
hasEthnicity Ukrainian
hasFamilyBackground abusive father
neglectful home life
hasFamilyName Pavlikovsky NERFINISHED
hasFullName Boris Pavlikovsky NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Boris NERFINISHED
hasNarrativeRole Theo Decker’s confidant
catalyst for Theo Decker’s descent into addiction
catalyst for Theo Decker’s involvement in crime
foil to Theo Decker
hasNationality Ukrainian
hasPersonalityTrait charismatic
charming
loyal
manipulative
rebellious
self-destructive
troubled
hasThemeAssociation addiction
crime
friendship
trauma
influences Theo Decker NERFINISHED
Theo Decker’s drug use
Theo Decker’s involvement in crime
isBestFriendOf Theo Decker NERFINISHED
livesIn Las Vegas NERFINISHED
livesWith his father
meetsCharacterIn Theo Decker NERFINISHED
meetsCharacterInContext Las Vegas NERFINISHED
participatesIn art-related crime
drug dealing
shoplifting
speaksLanguage English
Russian
usesSubstance alcohol
marijuana
prescription drugs

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Aneurin Barnard playedCharacter Boris Pavlikovsky in The Goldfinch