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Donny

A young male character with a narrative role.

minor

Also known as Donny - boy

First appearance: conditionally human

Donny's tie to Martha is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Martha (family): Donny is Martha's adult son, and their relationship is marked by his financial dependence on her and her quiet resentment. With Martha (family): Donny is Martha's adult son, and their relationship…

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Character Web

29 connections

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Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Core family and narrator
  • Protagonist
  • Central narrative figures
  • Priest and focal character

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Narrative arc

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

SetupBreaking pointAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

  • Martha

    family · ambivalent

    Donny is Martha's adult son, and their relationship is marked by his financial dependence… How this plays out →

  • Martha

    family · ambivalent

    Donny is Martha's adult son, and their relationship is marked by his financial dependence… How this plays out →

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See Donny in conditionally human