I Must Betray You- Character Board (Curtis King) by Curtis King

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muskrathh — 2025-01-29 20:54:49 UTC

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Description- Character Details & Connections

Luca

4162022143 — 2025-01-29 20:58:34 UTC

A tall person with a thin frame, very eager, sweet, and Christian's friend. He informed on Cristian and now Cristian doesn't trust him. Got punched by Cristian. Got shot on the square during revolution and was being searched for by Cristian.

Cristian

4162022143 — 2025-01-29 21:02:17 UTC

The main character in the story, a recruited spy, writes in a journal and is sarcastic. Lives in a crowded apartment, the room is a closet, likes Liliana. Now is going on dates and using contraband items with Liliana. Reading Dan's notebook. Does not trust Luca and punches him. Ends up breaking up with Lilliana. Gets captured later in the book. Gets back with Luca and Lilliana. Survives revolution.

Nicolae Ceausescu

4162022143 — 2025-01-31 19:29:33 UTC

Beloved leader, hero, and maverick of the grand communist party of Romania. Has the education of a 3rd grader. Overthrown by Romanians and the Army. Got captured and executed live with his family at the end of the story.

Liliana

4162022143 — 2025-01-31 19:40:33 UTC

Cristians crush uses a crutch, he's known her for years, and she wears a self-knitted scarf, she got mauled by dogs. She took Cristian to the illegal movies and shared a contraband coke. Broke up with Cristian but got back together at the end of the story.

Cici

4162022143 — 2025-01-31 20:13:06 UTC

Cristians sister (20) works at the factory, got ¨checked¨ at work, and knows about things Cristian does but not that he's an informer. Knows that her brother is dating and has contraband items. Is dating Alex Lillianas brother. Cristian finds out she's an informer and tells her to stay away. After looking at the files, he finds out she was not the one who killed Benu, but instead she was informing on others and sleeping with Paddle Hands to get her and Cristian a passport so they could leave. Ends up dying but being a good person.

Bunu

4162022143 — 2025-01-31 20:18:07 UTC

Cristians grandpa is sick and is against the government. Shares wisdom with Cristian often and tries to keep him safe. Tells Cristian he knows someone in the apartment is informing. Gets mauled at the end of the story and dies. Got informed by Mama.

Dan Van Dorn

4162022143 — 2025-02-04 19:28:49 UTC

Son of American diplomat Nick Van Dorn. Lived near the U.S. Embassy on Strada Tudor Arghezi. Cristian sees him often and looks at his notebook. Knows he's being spied on. Wears very American clothing.

Papa

4162022143 — 2025-03-12 19:01:52 UTC

A Romanian father with a family and two kids. He is often quiet, but during the revolution against the regime he spoke out. Dies at the end of the story.

Mama

4162022143 — 2025-03-12 19:15:03 UTC

A mother of 2 children, which would be Cristian and CiCi. She's a maid and cleans the Van Dorns' house. We find out at the end of the story that she is the one who informed on Benu, Cristian, and CiCi. She ends up dying at the end of the story.

Alex

4162022143 — 2025-03-12 19:16:59 UTC

Is a 22-year-old Romanian. He is dating CiCi, which is Cristians sister. But CiCi was informing on him and his family.

Paddle Hands (Agent)

4162022143 — 2025-03-12 19:20:45 UTC

Agent that works for the Securitate. He is the one who recruited Cristian and made him inform on the Van Dorns. Because he is also the one who CiCi sleeps with, we can infer that he is also the one who recruited her. In the Epiloge Cristian finds where he lives and goes to visit him to find answers.