Big Damn Heroes: He always comes to the rescue of his friends and family when they have been wronged by the villains of the story.Big Brother Instinct: Upon learning that Sir Mulberry Hawk is subjugating his younger sister to harassment and humiliation, Nicholas violently attacks him and threatens to not be so forgiving should he come near her again.Threaten those he cares about and he will NOT let you get away with it. Beware the Nice Ones: Nicholas is the warmest and most compassionate person ever, but he's also a definite force to be reckoned with.Squeers, Hawk, and Ralph learned this the hard way. Berserk Button: Do NOT wrong those he cares about and treat others with cruelty and disrespect unless you want to be on the receiving end of Nicholas's righteous anger."I am the son of a country gentleman, your equal in birth and education, and your superior I trust in everything besides." Have a care, for if you do raise the devil within me, the consequences shall fall heavily upon your own head!" Look to yourself, for by heaven, I will not spare you if you drive me on! I have a long series of insults to avenge, and my indignation is aggravated by the dastardly cruelties practiced on helpless infancy in this foul den. My blood is up, and I have the strength of ten such men as you. "Wretch, touch him at your peril! I will not stand by and see it done. Badass Boast: At least twice in the novel, especially when he confronts those that wrong the ones he loves.Needless to say, Hawk does not take it well and plans to seek revenge. Another example is that Sir Mulberry Hawk, who for much of the novel tries to humiliate Kate and therefore damaging her good name, ends up being publicly humiliated himself when Nicholas' attack over him results in a crash that leaves him injured. For example, Wackford Squeers, who is often known for sadistically beating children, gets the living daylights beaten out of him by Nicholas. A Taste of Their Own Medicine: Nicholas Nickleby often dishes these out to those who wronged those he cares about.He devotes himself primarily to his friends and family and fiercely defies those who wrong the ones he loves. Nicholas is honest and steadfast, but his youth and inexperience of the world can lead him to be violent, naïve, and emotional. His father has died and left Nicholas and his family penniless.
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