modern-day famous

Describe modern-day famous (or infamous) equivalents of each of the following characters in Royall Tyler’s The Contrast: Dimple, Maria, Charlotte, Letitia, Manly, Jonathan, and Jessup.  Be sure to offer explanations of why each modern-day choice is the equivalent of each character (draw  upon what you know about the characters and their actions and make the connection clear between that and what we know about the equivalent). Please respond in 3rd person. Response length should be commiserate with the comprehensive application of the characters’ qualities and actions.