Dubliners · Character
Mahony
The narrator's adventurous school friend during their day of truancy.
minor
First appearance: An Encounter
Mahony shows up with force in An Encounter. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's companion on the day out; uses slang, carries a catapult, and is more daring and streetwise.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor figures and background presences
- Street-level schemers and infatuations
- Frustrated workers and pub companions
- Party guests and spiritual guides
- Protagonist
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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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