Clyde Griffiths

fictional character
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Clyde Griffiths, the doomed protagonist of the novel An American Tragedy (1925) by Theodore Dreiser. Having escaped a constricted religious life, Griffiths finds himself in the grip of events beyond his control.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.