Dubliners · Character
Farrington
A hulking, thirsty copy clerk whose day of humiliations at the office curdles into a night of drink and misdirected rage.
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Farrington works under the pinched, egg-headed Mr. Alleyne, who berates him for missed contracts and long lunches. He escapes into pubs, pawns his watch, and nurses grievances that only sharpen with whiskey. His bulk…
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- Other
Character groups
- Frustrated workers and pub companions
- Street-level schemers and infatuations
- Party guests and spiritual guides
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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