Ulysses · Character
Lenehan
A jaunty, freeloading Dublin raconteur who drifts through pubs and race meetings, forever cadging drinks and spinning the day's gossip.
supporting
Also known as Lenehan, Spot the Winner Lenehan, Mr Lenehan, gleeful Lenehan, the franklin Lenehan, Master Lenehan
First appearance: iv
As a supporting figure in Ulysses, Lenehan is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Emerges from the inner office with racing tissues, offering a tip for the Gold cup.
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Lenehan is the city's living connective tissue: he knows every horse, every debt, every rumor, and he trades them for pints and attention. His patter is relentless and often funny, but it masks a man perpetually on the…
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- Other
Character groups
- Dublin social network
- Protagonist
- Newspaper and intellectual circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the protagonist’s psychological breaking point: his…
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