Oliver O’Shaughnessy Character Analysis in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Mr. O’Shaughnessy is a defrocked priest who has a long criminal history and who helps the mobster Sally Tomato run a drug ring from prison. He does this by posing as Sally’s lawyer and convincing Holly to visit the old mobster once a week. Paying her to do this, he has Holly convey coded messages to and from Sally—an act that implicates her in the crime and leads to her eventual arrest.

Oliver O’Shaughnessy Character Timeline in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

The timeline below shows where the character Oliver O’Shaughnessy appears in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...visit him. In exchange for $100, she relays coded messages from Sally to the lawyer, Mr. O’Shaughnessy . When the narrator points out that it sounds like she could get in quite... (full context)

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...society”—was arrested for helping Sally Tomato run a drug ring from prison. Apparently, Sally’s lawyer, Mr. O’Shaughnessy , isn’t a lawyer, but a defrocked priest with a long criminal record. The coded... (full context)