Dubliners · Character
Leo Dillon
A timid schoolboy who fails to join the narrator and Mahony on their adventure.
minor
Also known as Leo, Dillon
First appearance: An Encounter
Leo Dillon shows up with force in An Encounter. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Fat younger brother of Joe; caught with a Wild West paper by Father Butler; fails to show up for the truant adventure.
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Character groups
- Frustrated workers and pub companions
- Party guests and spiritual guides
- Threats and faded talents
- Street-level schemers and infatuations
- Protagonist
- Minor figures and background presences
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Farrington’s psychological peak occurs here as his simmering resentment and humiliation explode into a direct,…
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