Farrington Facts
Farrington Loses what game at the pub.
The man who is the most prominent in the story.
Who is Farrington
This is Farrington’s monotonous job, which involves duplicating legal documents by hand.
copy clerk (or scrivener)
Find a quote where is shows the cycle of abuse.
"His wife was a little sharp-faced woman who bullied her husband when he was sober and was bullied by him when he was drunk."
Find a quote with repetition
"The bell rang. ... The bell rang again. ... The bell rang again, louder." Page 86
Farrington spends all day in his office doing this.
What is copying legal documents.
He is the boss of the main character
Who is Mr. Alleyne
Farrington’s "North of Ireland" boss, who constantly berates him for his slowness and inefficiency.
Mr. Alleyne
Find a quote with work / dissatisfaction with life
"He felt savage and thirsty and revengeful, annoyed with himself and with everyone else."
Find a quote with imagery
"...the pinked face and the shimmering head of the manager." (page 87)
At the end his son Tom offers what to him to avoid punishment?
What is a prayer?
The man who beats the protagonist in arm wrestling twice.
Who is Weathers
To fund his night of drinking, Farrington pawns this personal item for six shillings
his watch
Find a quote with displaced anger?
“I’ll say a Hail Mary for you, pa, if you don’t beat me.”
Find a quote with a metaphor
"He felt a spasm of rage grip his throat..." (page 90)
What does Farrington fantisize about at work?
What is a rebellion.
The main character's son, who gets beaten.
Who is Tom
The name of the law firm where Farrington is employed.
What is Crosbie & Alleyne?
Find a quote with humiliation?
“Do you hear me now?... Ay and another little matter! I might as well be talking to the wall as talking to you. Understand once for all that you get a half an hour for your lunch and not an hour and a half. How many courses do you want, I’d like to know.... Do you mind me, now?”
Find a quote with symbolism
"...leaving after it a premonition of thirst." (page 90)
What is the title of Farringtons job?
What is a Scrivener
The coworker who meets the protagonist at the pub.
Who is Higgins
This client’s presence in the office leads to Farrington's ill-fated "witty" retort and subsequent humiliation.
Madame Delacour
find a quote with paralysis
He was full of smouldering anger and revengefulness. He felt humiliated and discontented;
Find a quote with a simile
"The room was filled with the smoke... and the sounds of the glasses were like the clicking of many machines." (page 94)