Ulysses · Character
Lynch
A medical student and friend of Stephen who accompanies him to the brothel.
minor
Also known as Lynch Christ, Lynch, Christ, Mr V. Lynch, Lynch Ba, Ba
First appearance: xiv
Lynch's tie to Leopold Bloom is one of the pressures that moves Ulysses—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Leopold Bloom (social): Lynch is a medical student and companion of Stephen; Bloom observes him as a cynical, detached figure in the brothel scene. With Stephen Dedalus (friendship): Lynch is a fellow medical…
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- Social
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Dublin social network
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Leopold Bloom
social · ambivalent
Lynch is a medical student and companion of Stephen; Bloom observes him as a cynical,… How this plays out →
- Stephen Dedalus
friendship · ambivalent
- Stephen Dedalus
friendship · ambivalent
- Leopold Bloom
social · ambivalent
Lynch is a medical student and companion of Stephen; Bloom observes him as a cynical,… How this plays out →
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See Lynch in xiv