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Darby O’Gill and the Good People · Character

Wullum Fagin

A comical character with a distinctive dialect.

minor

Also known as Wullum avourneen

First appearance: darby o gill and the good people

Wullum Fagin's tie to Darby O'Gill is one of the pressures that moves Darby O’Gill and the Good People—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Wullum Fagin first appears in 0003 darby o gill and the good people.

With Darby O'Gill (friendship): Wullum is a friend and drinking companion of Darby, often joining in his escapades. With Darby O'Gill (friendship): Wullum is a friend and drinking companion of Darby, often joining in his escapades. With Darby O'Gill (friendship): Wullum is a friend and drinking companion of Darby, often joining in his escapades.

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Character Web

13 connections

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DODarby O'GillBBBothered Bill …TKThe Knowledgea…BOBridget O'GillKBKing Brian Con…WFWullum Fagin

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Core Mulligan Family
  • Protagonist
  • Village Dramatis Personae

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

Darby’s internal turmoil reaches its emotional and psychological peak here as he is consumed by dread over the…

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