Crummles takes a liking to Nicholas and offers him a job with his theater troupe in Portsmouth. While at an inn, Nicholas meets an actor and theater manager named Mr. However, Nicholas flees London when it becomes clear that Mr. Nicholas believes he must explain to his uncle what happened in Yorkshire before he can reunite with his mother and sister. Newman helps arrange for an impoverished apartment for Nicholas and Smike. When Nicholas returns to London, he seeks help from Ralph’s secretary, Newman Noggs. She finds a new position as a companion to an older woman, Mrs. The Mantalinis go into bankruptcy, and Kate loses her job. Ralph has a soft spot for Kate and confronts Sir Mulberry about his behavior but does not stop him from trying to ingratiate himself with Kate’s mother. Sir Mulberry Hawk makes a pass at her, hurting her reputation and making her uncomfortable.
Meanwhile, Kate is humiliated at Ralph’s house when he invites her as the sole woman to a party of men. On his journey back to London, he discovers that Smike has followed him. Nicholas then escapes the Yorkshire countryside with John Browdie’s help. Nicholas reaches his breaking point while watching this abuse and snatches the whip, turning it on Mr. Squeers whips him in front of the entire school to teach the boys a lesson. One day, desperate to escape his abuse, Smike runs away. Through Fanny, Nicholas meets John Browdie, a jovial local man. Squeers’s daughter, Fanny, who fantasizes about marrying Nicholas. Nicholas is further bothered by the attentions of Mr. Nicholas is especially disgusted by the treatment of Smike, Mr. The boys live in decrepit conditions while Mr. Squeers hardly teaches the boys anything and abuses them. Nicholas discovers that Dotheboys Hall takes advantage of vulnerable families by charging relatively cheap tuition Mr. Nicholas is eager to prove himself capable of providing for his family, so he takes the job despite his reservations about Mr. Squeers, and finds Kate a job with a dressmaker, Madame Mantalini. He quickly finds Nicholas a job at a boarding school, Dotheboys Hall, run by a man named Mr. He hardly registers his own brother’s death and believes his in-laws to be a nuisance. Ralph is a ruthless businessman with little compassion.
First, the family appeals to Nicholas’s estranged uncle, Ralph. Nicholas is now responsible for the well-being of his widowed mother and his beautiful sister Kate. Nicholas Nickleby’s father dies unexpectedly amidst a financial downfall. Content Warning: The source material contains depictions of child abuse, sexual harassment, and suicide.
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