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Character Analysis: The Rich Jerk
Who is the Rich Jerk?

The Rich Jerk is an internet marketing expert. He is an entrepreneur who started several of his own marketing businesses and made millions of dollars. After being successful at his many businesses, he wrote an e-book, called Rick Jerk. The Rich Jerk e-book documents his own marketing strategies. One of the things that rubs his potential e-book buying customers the wrong way is his arrogant and demeaning attitude. Even though he has an arrogant and rude manner about him, he is honest about internet marketing and the kind of money anyone can make if they read his book and do what he says. Several people have actually been able to get passed his repulsive behavior and bought his book. They had put his strategies to the

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