Native Speaker

by

Chang-rae Lee

Pete is one of Henry’s coworkers at Glimmer & Company. At the end of his time with John Kwang, Henry gives Pete and their other coworker, Grace, a list of everyone who has contributed to Kwang’s “money club.” The list ends up being used to identify and deport undocumented immigrants.
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Pete Character Timeline in Native Speaker

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Chapter 2
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...that has to do with the Mediterranean. He tells Henry to go after Lelia, but Pete—another one of his coworkers—points out that Henry isn’t the kind of person to chase after... (full context)
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Pete talks about how best to follow a woman in public, noting that it’s harder to... (full context)
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...the Mediterranean and the Middle East, two other coworkers focus on Central America and Africa, Pete focuses on Japan, and Henry focuses on Korea. Hoagland founded the organization in the 1970s,... (full context)
Chapter 20
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Henry is set to meet with Pete and Grace to give them the records of Kwang’s ggeh. He’s a little paranoid about... (full context)
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...sure that Eduardo was a second operative working for Hoagland. When he finally meets with Pete and Grace and gives them the file, he briefly feels remorseful. But then he recognizes... (full context)