Charlie (The Little Drummer Girl novel character)

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Charlie is the idealistic young English actress who becomes entangled in an intricate Israeli intelligence operation at the heart of John le Carré’s novel "The Little Drummer Girl."

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instanceOf fictional character
novel character
protagonist
adaptation The Little Drummer Girl (1984 film) NERFINISHED
The Little Drummer Girl (2018 TV miniseries) NERFINISHED
alias Charlie NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Little Drummer Girl (novel) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Mossad (fictional representation) NERFINISHED
centralThemeRelation manipulation
morality of espionage
performance and identity
characterTrait idealistic
intelligent
politically engaged
rebellious
conflictedAbout Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED
creator John le Carré NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Little Drummer Girl NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Little Drummer Girl (1983 novel) NERFINISHED
gender female
hasSkill deception
improvisation
stage acting
involvedIn Israeli intelligence operation
languageOfCharacter English
laterViews ambivalent toward both Israeli and Palestinian tactics
literaryGenreContext spy novel
literarySignificance example of morally ambiguous spy fiction heroine
nationality English
notableFor being manipulated by both sides of the conflict
blurring line between acting and espionage
occupation actress
partOf John le Carré characters
politicalSympathies initial sympathy for Palestinian cause
portrayedInAdaptationBy Diane Keaton NERFINISHED
Florence Pugh NERFINISHED
recruitedBy Israeli intelligence NERFINISHED
roleInPlot undercover agent for Israeli intelligence
romanticInvolvementWith Gadi Becker NERFINISHED
settingContext Cold War era Middle East NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
targets Palestinian militant network
undergoes identity crisis
moral conflict
political radicalization
usedBy Israeli intelligence as a double agent

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