# Dod — The Able McLaughlins character guide

> Dod in The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dod

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

One of the McLaughlin household's younger hands, Dod moves through weddings, chores, and family storms with the half-seen alertness of a boy among adults.

## Relationships

### [Wully McLaughlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/characters/wully_mclaughlin)

_family_

Dod is Wully's younger brother, and their relationship is characterized by sibling loyalty and shared burdens.

### [Chirstie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/characters/chirstie)

_family_

Chirstie and Dod share a familial connection, with Dod acting protectively toward her.

### [Wully McLaughlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/characters/wully_mclaughlin)

_family_

Dod is Wully's younger brother, and their relationship is characterized by sibling loyalty and shared burdens.

### [Chirstie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/characters/chirstie)

_family_

Chirstie and Dod share a familial connection, with Dod acting protectively toward her.

## In the story

### [The Homecoming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/i)

Not directly present in this chapter.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/iii)

Chirstie's twelve-year-old brother; takes Wully's horse when he arrives at the McNair place.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/iv)

Chirstie calls him to sit beside her when Wully approaches, indicating her fear or avoidance.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/v)

Chirstie's younger brother, who reports that she cries constantly and says she is 'crying for herself.'

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/xii)

Teaches Barbara how to harness a horse and is left alone with his father when she disappears.

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/xvii)

Chirstie's brother, openly resentful of Peter, declares he hates him and refuses to continue searching, revealing his suspicion of the truth.

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