Jamesy is Colleen’s husband. He worked in the now-closed coal pits and was injured when they collapsed, leaving him visibly scarred. Agnes sleeps with him in exchange for his agreement to take Shuggie fishing and serve as a male figure in his life. Jamesy never follows through on his promise.
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Jamesy McAvennie Character Timeline in Shuggie Bain
The timeline below shows where the character Jamesy McAvennie appears in Shuggie Bain. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Three: 1982, Pithead
The idea strikes Agnes to go across the street to talk to Colleen’s husband, Jamesy, who is working underneath their car. When he asks what she wants, she tells him...
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After sleeping with Jamesy, Agnes is disgusted by him, but he acts as if he’s the one who has...
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Inside, Agnes begins drinking, but only moderately. She is waiting for Jamesy to come home before she tells Colleen what she and Jamesy did together, and she...
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...doing so, confirms Agnes’s worst fears. Eugene asks Agnes, apologetically, if she has slept with Jamesy. Agnes say she hasn’t. Eugene relaxes. Soon, a man gets on stage and begins the...
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...insult. Agnes throws one more in Colleen’s face; she tells her that she slept with Jamesy, that it was bad, and that he had skid marks in his underwear.
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