After the Race Characters

The story’s protagonist is a young Irishman named Jimmy Doyle. Jimmy is twenty-six years old and has a brown moustache and “rather innocent looking grey eyes.” Jimmy’s father is a wealthy man, whose money supported… read analysis of Jimmy Doyle

Charles Ségouin is a French man who owns the car that Jimmy Doyle, André Rivière, and Villona are riding in at the end of the race. Ségouin serves as a symbolic representative for… read analysis of Charles Ségouin

Jimmy Doyle’s father is a wealthy Irish businessman who acquired his money by managing a chain of butcher shops that are now established across Dublin. Although he had been an Irish nationalist as a… read analysis of Jimmy Doyle’s father

Villona is a poor, but talented, Hungarian pianist who is one of the six men who make up the partying group along with Jimmy Doyle. He also serves as a symbolic representative as Hungary… read analysis of Villona

André Rivière is Charles Ségouin’s Canadian cousin and is the story’s representative for Canada, although he is connected in a tangential manner to France: he is Ségouin’s cousin; he intends to become manager of… read analysis of André Rivière

Farley is an American and is described as being a “short fat man.” He, like the other characters, serves as a symbol for his home country. He knows André Rivière, although their connection is… read analysis of Farley