Protagonist who abandons a successful advertising career to pursue poetry, embracing bohemian poverty. After facing financial ruin, arrest, and abandonment by his girlfriend, he ultimately chooses responsibility over artistic idealism, returning to his old job, plagiarizing poetry for ads, marrying Rosemary, and accepting middle-class stability.
Wealthy friend who financially and logistically supports Gordon's bohemian experiment.
Romantic partners who navigate financial instability and artistic ambition before reconciling.
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