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Oliver’s Mother
Oliver doesn’t get along with his father, a grumpy, loud, and irascible man. Oliver’s father doesn’t approve of Oliver’s going to “art school,” and he initially refused to pay for the tuition until Oliver’s mother changed his mind. When Oliver snaps at his parents for paying for Caroline’s recovery from an eating disorder over his school, his father starts yelling at him.
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Oliver’s Father Character Timeline in If We Were Villains
The timeline below shows where the character Oliver’s Father appears in If We Were Villains. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 3, Scene 8
Oliver eats Thanksgiving dinner with his family in Ohio. He, his mother, his father, and his two sisters Caroline and Leah sit around the table as Leah asks Oliver...
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Act 3, Scene 10
...the subject. Oliver sends James downstairs to breakfast with his family and ducks into his father’s office. He uses the landline there to call Meredith and tell her that he can’t...
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Act 5, Scene 7
...station and detained before his trial. He doesn’t speak to Caroline, his mother, or his father again, but he apologizes to Leah over and over when she comes to see him...
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