Short Fiction · Character
Lucy O'Neil
Scripps O'Neil's daughter in The Torrents of Spring.
minor
Also known as Lucy
First appearance: the torrents of spring
Lucy O'Neil shows up with force in Red and Black Laughter. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Scripps's wife in Mancelona; she is absent when Scripps returns home.
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In Red and Black Laughter: Scripps's wife in Mancelona; she is absent when Scripps returns home. Later, in II: Scripps's wife, who is…
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- Miscellaneous Characters
- Boxing and Bullfighting
- Soldiers and Returned Veterans
- Writers and Editors
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the doctor’s hollow reassurance—that the narrator will play f…
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See Lucy O'Neil in the torrents of spring