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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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FPFather PurdonMDMr. DoranMSMangan's SisterEHEveline HillMAMahonyLDLeo Dillon

Relationship types

  • Other

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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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • 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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