# Farrington — Dubliners character guide

> Farrington in Dubliners by James Joyce.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0008-counterparts

## Snapshot

A hulking, thirsty copy clerk whose day of humiliations at the office curdles into a night of drink and misdirected rage.

## Who they are

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 and his thirst make him a portrait of a man whose anger has nowhere to go but down.

## In the story

### [After the Race](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dubliners_se/chapters/after-the-race)

An American who joins the party later, described as a short fat man, and participates in the card game.

### [Counterparts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dubliners_se/chapters/counterparts)

The protagonist, a frustrated and physically imposing copy clerk who feels trapped in his job and seeks escape through drinking and violence.

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