When God Laughs · Character
Mahoney
A sailor and friend of Matt Turner.
minor
First appearance: make westing
Mahoney shows up with force in The Francis Spaight. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A Belfast man who initially keeps watch with O'Brien and later refuses to eat the boy's flesh.
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Character groups
- Diverse characters in maritime and philosophical tales
- Chinese laborers in colonial justice
- Love, loss, and conflict
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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