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Oswald Alving

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Introduced as the adult son of Mrs. Alving, a painter returning home after years abroad. Oswald discloses a debilitating, inherited illness linked to the notion of "sins of the fathers," describing severe symptoms and a doctor’s diagnosis. Oswald reveals a hereditary brain condition, fear of helplessness, and his use of morphine, while demanding his mother’s rescue instead of Regina.

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