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Mr. Hamilton is an older white man, “reminiscent of some genteel elderly eagle,” whom Millat, Magid, and Irie visit as part of a community initiative for their school. He terrifies the children with his stories about the Congo war, explaining that he could identify a Congolese soldier “by the whiteness of his teeth.”
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Mr. J. P. Hamilton Character Timeline in White Teeth
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Chapter 7
The old man the children are visiting, Mr. J. P. Hamilton , is surprised to find them on his doorstep. He is a distinguished, well-dressed man...
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