Crispin is Joely’s boyfriend and a co-founder of FATE (Fighting Animal Torture and Exploitation). He’s a somewhat maniacal, forceful activist who plans out FATE’s demonstration at the FutureMouse conference—he plans to pretend to take Joshua Chalfen hostage in order to force Marcus Chalfen to surrender the mouse, but the plan goes awry in part because Joshua backs out.
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Crispin Character Timeline in White Teeth
The timeline below shows where the character Crispin appears in White Teeth. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 18
...launching: she is an intelligent, attractive woman who despises his father. Joely is married to Crispin, to Joshua’s disappointment; the two met at the University of Leeds and formed FATE in...
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Joshua met Joely and Crispin in Willesden, where they were looking for a squat; Joshua was immediately attracted to Joely,...
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Chapter 19
...event, which describes the event apolitical. Minnie, a brand-new FATE convert who flirts openly with Crispin, shows the group a tabloid paper with a satirical cartoon of Marcus Chalfen. Crispin says...
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Chapter 20
...of the crowd, which will make it difficult for them to carry out their plan. Crispin is supposed to pretend to hold Josh hostage in order to get Marcus to surrender...
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