Short Fiction · Character
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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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Core family and narrator
- Protagonist
- Central narrative figures
- Priest and focal character
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Lieutenant Laskell reaches an emotional and psychological peak of…
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- 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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