The Informer · Character
Mary Hynes
A woman from the neighborhood, briefly mentioned.
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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.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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