Cimarron · Character
Pat Leary
A pompous Irish lawyer and would-be governor who struts sitting down, and who learns in one Osage courtroom what it costs to cross Yancey Cravat.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Leary, Leary, Mr. Patrick Leary
First appearance: vii
As a supporting figure in Cimarron, Pat Leary is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Station agent who informs Sabra of Yancey's shooting of the Kid; busy sending telegraphs about the event.
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Pat Leary married an Indian girl out of the scarcity of women in the early Oklahoma country, and now he prosecutes Dixie Lee with a ruthlessness meant to launch a political career. He sees Yancey Cravat slumped in his…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Frontier Town Characters
- Core Cravat Family & Allies
- Extended Community & Osage Relations
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological and emotional peak where Oklahoma, personified…
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