Dubliners (AmazonClassics Edition) characters

Appears from the start

The unnamed boy who visits the home of Father Flynn after the priest's death. He had listened closely to the older man's religious instruction and now tries to understand the adults' guarded discussion of his decline.

First appears in chapter 2

A schoolboy who plans a day away from lessons in search of the adventure missing from his routine. He has a taste for stories of the American frontier and recruits Mahony to join the expedition.

First appears in chapter 3

A boy living with his aunt and uncle who becomes infatuated with his friend Mangan's older sister. He invests a promised visit to the Araby bazaar with hopes that ordinary Dublin life cannot sustain.

First appears in chapter 4

A young shop worker responsible for a household headed by her violent, aging father. She has agreed to leave Dublin with the sailor Frank but is torn between that promise and the duties, memories, and fears attached to home.

First appears in chapter 5

The ambitious son of a wealthy Dublin businessman. Proud of his education and eager to move among richer European friends, he treats motor racing and investment as routes into a more glamorous social world.

First appears in chapter 6

An aging idler who accompanies Corley through Dublin and hopes to benefit from his friend's courtship of a servant. Hungry and dependent on small opportunities, he nevertheless maintains the manners of a more secure life.

First appears in chapter 7

The practical proprietor of a boarding house. After separating from a drunken husband, she runs her home firmly and watches the relationships under her roof with an eye to her daughter's future security.

Also known as Little Chandler

First appears in chapter 8

A quiet Dublin clerk with literary ambitions, a wife, and an infant son. A reunion with his worldly friend Gallaher makes him measure domestic life against the career and freedom he imagines he might have had.

First appears in chapter 9

A frustrated copying clerk burdened by debt and family responsibilities. Humiliation at the office feeds his anger, and he seeks relief through drink and displays of physical strength.

First appears in chapter 10

A gentle, middle-aged laundry worker spending her evening away from the institution where she lives. She takes pride in caring for others and looks forward to joining the family of a man she nursed as a child.

First appears in chapter 11

A solitary bank cashier who values discipline, order, and emotional independence. His carefully restricted life changes when he begins a private friendship with the married Mrs Sinico.

First appears in chapter 12

A politically engaged visitor to a committee room during a municipal election campaign. He circulates among weary canvassers whose loyalties, debts, and opinions do not fit neatly together.

First appears in chapter 13

An exacting mother who has carefully managed her daughter Kathleen's musical education and arranged a prominent concert appearance. She expects written agreements and professional respect to be honored.

First appears in chapter 14

A traveling salesman and family man whose companions bring him home after an alcohol-related fall. Proud of his practical outlook and social standing, he is skeptical of overt displays of religious devotion.

First appears in chapter 15

A teacher and book reviewer attending the annual holiday gathering held by his aunts. Educated and self-conscious, he worries about speeches, social missteps, Irish identity, and how others judge him.

First appears in chapter 15

Gabriel's wife, who accompanies him to his aunts' party. Her warmth and her memories of Galway contrast with his more guarded, analytical manner.