# Mary, Mary — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Mary, Mary by James Stephens.

- [Mary, Mary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/mary-mary.md): Mary Makebelieve reflects on her life and her mother's dreams for her, while navigating the harsh realities of poverty in Dublin. She lies about her mother's work to maintain appearances, and her mother falls ill, forcin
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/i.md): Mary Makebelieve lives with her mother in a cramped, grimy top-floor room in a Dublin back street. Her mother, a charwoman, escapes her harsh reality by pretending they are rich, dreaming of grand houses, servants, and f
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/ii.md): Mary Makebelieve's daily routine is depicted, from lighting a difficult fire each morning to sharing breakfast in bed with her mother, who talks incessantly about past events, future errands, and elaborate plans for impr
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/iii.md): Mary Makebelieve reflects on her mother's romanticized visions of marriage and wealth, contrasting them with the grim reality of their lives. She begins to see marriage as a factual necessity rather than a fairy tale, an
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/iv.md): Mary Makebelieve becomes fascinated by a massive policeman who directs traffic at the intersection of Grafton Street. She secretly watches him daily, and one day their eyes meet, leaving her mesmerized and frightened. Th

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- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxv.md)
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxvi.md)
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxvii.md)
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxviii.md)
- [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxix.md)
- [The Proposal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxx.md)
- [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxxi.md)
- [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mary_mary_se/chapters/xxxii.md)

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