Dubliners · Character
Old Jack
The elderly caretaker who tends the fire in the committee room.
minor
Also known as Jack, Johnny
First appearance: Ivy Day in the Committee Room
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The elderly caretaker who tends the fire and laments his son's drinking and disrespect.
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Farrington’s psychological peak occurs here as his simmering resentment and humiliation explode into a direct,…
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