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Mary Hynes

A woman from the neighborhood, briefly mentioned.

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First appearance: i

Mary Hynes shows up with force in Chapter VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mary Hynes, a slightly insane old woman, boasts about her dead son's fights with the police and argues with Lydon about the morality of beating policemen.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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