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Hennepin is a vicious man who enjoys beating and whipping students at Nickel Academy. When Jaimie poisons Earl, Spencer brings Hennepin onto the Nickel staff to replace him. Though the boys don’t know it at the time, this substitution ultimately works against them, since Hennepin is far more ruthless than Earl.
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Hennepin Character Timeline in The Nickel Boys
The timeline below shows where the character Hennepin appears in The Nickel Boys. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Ten
...recovers, but he doesn’t return to Nickel. Consequently, Spencer replaces him with a man named Hennepin, whom the boys later learn is even harsher.
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Chapter Fourteen
...don’t come zooming onto the premises. But in the middle of the night, Spencer and Hennepin appear and take Elwood to the White House.
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Chapter Sixteen
...did the first time. After whipping him for a while, he gives the switch to Hennepin, who takes his own swipes at Elwood until Spencer tells him to stop, wanting to...
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...grass. Behind them, the Community Service van comes to a sudden stop, and Harper and Hennepin jump out holding shotguns. At the end of the field stands another fence, beyond which...
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