A Painful Case

by

James Joyce

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Mary Sinico Character Analysis

A young adult woman, Mary is the daughter of Mrs. Sinico and Captain Sinico. She attends concerts with her mother (including the one where Duffy first meets the two women) and teaches music lessons as well. In the newspaper article about Mrs. Sinico’s death, Mary testifies that her mother had started drinking and going out at night to purchase alcohol. Mary had tried to help her mother and prevailed upon her to join a temperance league.

Mary Sinico Quotes in A Painful Case

The A Painful Case quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Sinico or refer to Mary Sinico . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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A Painful Case Quotes

Captain Sinico […] also gave evidence […] He was not in Dublin at the time of the accident as he had arrived only that morning from Rotterdam. They had been married for twenty-two years and had lived happily until about two years ago when his wife began to be rather intemperate in her habits.

Miss Mary Sinico said that of late her mother had been in the habit of going out at night to buy spirits. She, witness, had often tried to reason with her mother and had induced her to join a League.

Related Characters: Mrs. Sinico, Captain Sinico, Mary Sinico
Page Number: 110-111
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Mary Sinico Quotes in A Painful Case

The A Painful Case quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Sinico or refer to Mary Sinico . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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A Painful Case Quotes

Captain Sinico […] also gave evidence […] He was not in Dublin at the time of the accident as he had arrived only that morning from Rotterdam. They had been married for twenty-two years and had lived happily until about two years ago when his wife began to be rather intemperate in her habits.

Miss Mary Sinico said that of late her mother had been in the habit of going out at night to buy spirits. She, witness, had often tried to reason with her mother and had induced her to join a League.

Related Characters: Mrs. Sinico, Captain Sinico, Mary Sinico
Page Number: 110-111
Explanation and Analysis: