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tragedy

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“The great tragedy is we were robbed of a potentially generational leader in Garfield,” Makowsky says.

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Together, the trio creates something that resonates far more than a single murder, or even a national tragedy.

Indeed, most everything about the Garfield story is dramatic — a tragedy, not merely for the family, but for the nation.

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Robert experiences setbacks and tragedy, but his individual story is folded into a vision of America where his invisible life has meaning.

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The idea that you’re going to use that tragedy and intercut images with a woman with a hijab giving a speech, to me is so grotesquely craven.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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