▁Bro oker ▁dies ▁pen it ent . ▁N og gs ▁re co vers ▁his ▁respect ability . ▁The ▁Nick leb ys ▁and ▁their ▁now ▁extended ▁family ▁return ▁to ▁Dev ons hire , ▁where ▁they ▁live ▁in ▁peace ▁and ▁content ment ▁and ▁gr ieve ▁over ▁S mi ke ' s ▁grave . ▁ ▁Major ▁characters ▁As ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁Dick ens ' s ▁works , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁spraw ling ▁number ▁of ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁book . ▁The ▁major ▁characters ▁in ▁Nicholas ▁Nick le by ▁include : ▁ ▁The ▁Nick le by ▁family ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Nick le by : ▁The ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁His ▁father ▁has ▁died ▁and ▁left ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁p enn il ess . ▁Nicholas ▁is ▁honest ▁and ▁stead fast , ▁but ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁in ex per ience ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁can ▁lead ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁violent , ▁na ï ve , ▁and ▁emot ional . ▁In ▁his ▁pre face ▁to ▁the ▁novel , ▁Dick ens ▁writes , ▁" There ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁other ▁point , ▁on ▁which ▁I ▁would ▁desire ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁remark . ▁If ▁Nicholas ▁be ▁not ▁always ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁bl am eless ▁or ▁agree able , ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁intended ▁to ▁appear ▁so . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁of ▁an ▁imp et uous ▁temper ▁and ▁of ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁experience ; ▁and ▁I ▁saw ▁no ▁reason ▁why ▁such ▁a ▁hero ▁should ▁be ▁lifted ▁out ▁of ▁nature ." ▁He ▁dev otes ▁himself ▁primarily ▁to ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁and ▁fier c