Laminex and Mirrors

by

Cate Kennedy

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Len Character Analysis

– Len is Dot’s husband. He visits Dot on her morning break as he is coming home from his night shift at the printing works. Len doesn’t “take [Dot’s] home business seriously,” and doubts that she will be able to achieve the “Christmas bonus gift” awarded to successful salespeople. Because of this, the narrator expects that he will be put in his place when he finds out that Dot has achieved and exceeded her sales goal. Instead, Len is “radiant with pride,” and the narrator realizes she has made a mistake in making assumptions about him and his relationship with Dot.

Len Quotes in Laminex and Mirrors

The Laminex and Mirrors quotes below are all either spoken by Len or refer to Len. 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:
Joy and Drudgery Theme Icon
).
Laminex and Mirrors Quotes

Here's another mistake I make: I think Len will be chastened, satisfyingly disconcerted, forced to eat his words. When he hears, though, he is radiant with pride. As he congratulates his wife it strikes me for the first time that, with their odd shifts, this fifteen-minute tea-break is one of the few times the two of them see each other all day.

Related Characters: Narrator (speaker), Dot, Len
Page Number: 48
Explanation and Analysis:
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Len Quotes in Laminex and Mirrors

The Laminex and Mirrors quotes below are all either spoken by Len or refer to Len. 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:
Joy and Drudgery Theme Icon
).
Laminex and Mirrors Quotes

Here's another mistake I make: I think Len will be chastened, satisfyingly disconcerted, forced to eat his words. When he hears, though, he is radiant with pride. As he congratulates his wife it strikes me for the first time that, with their odd shifts, this fifteen-minute tea-break is one of the few times the two of them see each other all day.

Related Characters: Narrator (speaker), Dot, Len
Page Number: 48
Explanation and Analysis: