The Getting of Wisdom · Character
Patrick O'Donnell
A young man who shows romantic interest in Laura.
minor
Also known as O'Donnell
First appearance: xii
Patrick O'Donnell shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The driver who helps the children down and tries to cheer them up.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Family and Community
- Protagonist
- Schoolgirls and Family
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Laura reaches an emotional and psychological peak of isolation and humiliation as she is publicly mocked, aban…
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See Patrick O'Donnell in xii