Lester Burdon

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fictional character police officer

Lester Burdon is a conflicted police officer whose personal and moral struggles drive much of the tension and tragedy in the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
police officer ⓘ
adaptedFor House of Sand and Fog (2003 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn House of Sand and Fog (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
House of Sand and Fog (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictsWith Massoud Behrani NERFINISHED ⓘ
his moral values ⓘ
his police duties ⓘ
createdBy Andre Dubus III NERFINISHED ⓘ
drives tension in the story ⓘ
tragedy in the story ⓘ
experiences anger ⓘ
fear ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
shame ⓘ
genreContext psychological drama ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasAffairWith Kathy Nicolo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacterTrait conflicted ⓘ
emotionally unstable ⓘ
morally troubled ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Kathy Nicolo NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedIn eviction of Kathy Nicolo ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
narrativeFunction escalates central conflict ⓘ
illustrates moral ambiguity ⓘ
occupation police officer ⓘ
roleInNarrative central character ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ
setting San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ

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House of Sand and Fog → mainCharacter → Lester Burdon ⓘ