Dubliners · Character
Mr. Cunningham
A kindly, capable Dubliner entrusted with the delicate operation of returning Mr. Kernan to the Church without letting him feel handled.
supporting
Also known as Martin Cunningham, Martin
First appearance: Grace
As a supporting figure in Dubliners, Mr. Cunningham is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The leader of the plot to bring Kernan back to Catholicism; a sensible, influential man with an unhappy domestic life.
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Where Mr. Power supplies the idea of the retreat, Cunningham supplies the tact—the visits, the flattery, the careful timing that will get a proud, thirsty man through the chapel door. He moves through Dublin as a fixer…
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Farrington’s psychological peak occurs here as his simmering resentment and humiliation explode into a direct,…
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