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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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
novel character
protagonist
adaptation The Little Drummer Girl (1984 film)
The Little Drummer Girl (2018 TV miniseries)
alias Charlie
appearsIn The Little Drummer Girl (novel)
associatedWith Mossad (fictional representation)
linked to: Mossad
centralThemeRelation manipulation
morality of espionage
performance and identity
characterTrait idealistic
intelligent
politically engaged
rebellious
conflictedAbout Israeli–Palestinian conflict
creator John le Carré
fictionalUniverse The Little Drummer Girl
firstAppearance The Little Drummer Girl (1983 novel)
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
Florence Pugh
recruitedBy Israeli intelligence
roleInPlot undercover agent for Israeli intelligence
romanticInvolvementWith Gadi Becker
settingContext Cold War era Middle East
linked to: Cold War

Europe
targets Palestinian militant network
undergoes identity crisis
moral conflict
political radicalization
usedBy Israeli intelligence as a double agent

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