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The young nun lives at St. Margaret’s and answers to the Mother Superior. When Furlong tries to glean information from Sarah Redmond, one of the young women committed to the convent’s horrific Magdalene Laundry, the young nun abruptly coughs—signaling to Sarah, and to Furlong, that Sarah isn’t permitted to speak freely about what goes at the laundry or how she came to live there.
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The Young Nun Character Timeline in Small Things Like These
The timeline below shows where the character The Young Nun appears in Small Things Like These. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5
...the door of the convent, and for a long time no one answers. When a young nun finally appears at the door and looks out at them, the girl (Sarah) cries out—then...
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...“all just a big nothing.” The girl says yes. Then the Mother Superior orders the young nun who first appeared at the door to give the girl some food.
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Furlong watches silently as the young nun leads the girl (Sarah) away. He understands, intuitively, that the Mother Superior wants him gone...
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...Christmas. They pass by the kitchen, where the girl sits at a table while the young nun fries some eggs. Furlong pauses and asks the girl if he can help her. He...
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