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Memoirs of an Infantry Officer · Character

Mick O'Brien

A soldier with a distinct Irish identity in the narrator's unit.

minor

Also known as O'Brien

First appearance: i at the army school

Mick O'Brien shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Corporal leading the raid, found wounded in a crater and dies.
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Mick O'Brien first appears in 0000 i at the army school.

In III: Corporal leading the raid, found wounded in a crater and dies.

Later, in I: Mentioned as one of the men in the narrator's platoon.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs as the protagonist drifts in a blissful, narcissus-scented haze of safety and releas…

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See Mick O'Brien in i at the army school
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