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Gretta Lawlor
Mr. Lawlor lives with his daughter Gretta in a slum tenement under Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. He’s a supporter of James Larkin, a prominent Irish trade union leader. In 1913, Mr. Lawlor receives a head injury from a policeman during the Dublin Metropolitan Police’s show of force against citizens gathered in Sackville Street to hear Larkin speak. As a result, Mr. Lawlor resents the police—including James Dunne, who led the baton charge against the crowd. Because of the Dublin lockout, Mr. Lawlor loses his job as a carter and joins the British Army to support himself and his daughter. He impresses upon Willie the importance of knowing one’s own mind, a principle he draws from St. Thomas Aquinas.
Mr. Lawlor Quotes in A Long Long Way
The A Long Long Way quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Lawlor or refer to Mr. Lawlor. 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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Chapter 1
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“You should have an opinion. I don’t care what a man thinks as long as he knows his own mind.”
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Chapter 16
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“You can know your own mind and your father can know his.”
“But my father and me always had the one mind on things. That’s the trouble, I think—I don’t even know. I’m confused, Father.”
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Mr. Lawlor Quotes in A Long Long Way
The A Long Long Way quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Lawlor or refer to Mr. Lawlor. 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:
).
Chapter 1
Quotes
“You should have an opinion. I don’t care what a man thinks as long as he knows his own mind.”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 16
Quotes
“You can know your own mind and your father can know his.”
“But my father and me always had the one mind on things. That’s the trouble, I think—I don’t even know. I’m confused, Father.”
