A Performance Analysis Of Tarry Flynn

It was at this juncture, when the play takes place, that Britain began to make deeper inroads to Irish society and culture. An attempt to colonise the mind and the people as opposed to conquering land through brute force. Translations is Friel’s vehicle for representing methods central to the colonial discourse of Imperialist aspirations. In the foreground of the play

The second great force at the turn of the century is itself global: the emergence of women in the public sphere, including the public face of religion. This is in part a function of women's growing economic and political power, but also a result of religion itself coming into the public sphere in new ways. Many aspects of religion have long been considered private and relegated largely to the context of home and family, where women have often been the primary practitioners, though men might dominate in institutional leadership positions. As both religion and women move out of the private into the public sphere, new challenges arise. For example, central facets of family and home – particularly love and sex – which have more traditionally been the purview of women and of religion have entered the realm

highlights the poverty of the families and the Roman Catholics in 18th century Ireland. This

Not just any institution, the Catholic church yields power and influence on a global scale. Yet again, we see the presence of both an oppressor as well as the oppressed. The Catholic Church has been viewed as the ‘defender of all that is right and just’ throughout history because it claims that many of its unholy actions were carried out in the name of God. As we study history to make sense of the present, we can often become naïve, accepting ‘facts’ at face value. With that said, we form ‘silences’ just like in the historical narrative

In 1984, the women were to hold themselves back from sexual intercourse because “Chastity was as deeply ingrained in them as Party loyalty… the natural feeling had been driven out of them” (Orwell 67-68). Since childhood, the female Party members were brainwashed about the importance of chastity as a token of one’s

Brendan Flynn was recently let go as a Priest at St. Nicholas. Brendan Flynn uses his powerful speaking skills and big persona to connect on a personal level with churchgoers and students alike. A few Sisters at St. Nicholas have noticed Brendan taking a particular liking to a new black student named Donald. Donald is an innocent kid who is looking for some sort of belonging. He is easily swayed and has been spending a lot of time with Flynn. Sister Aloysuis Beauvier became worried about the relationship between the Priest and Donald. Priests have a certain level of respect from the students and this respect could be used for the wrong purposes. After gym class one day, Sister James became worried. She witnessed Flynn placing a child’s size white undershirt into Donald’s locker. The shirt looked worn as if it was recently removed. Sister James reported the inappropriate behavior by Flynn to Sister Aloysuis.

Conroy’s analysis of Northern Ireland is, in the simplest of terms, refreshing. Convoy’s attention to detail and analysis when describing Jimmy Barr’s dealing with the Housing Executive’s, when discussing the hunger strikes, and when discussing the plight of those who live in the Divis Flats all support the notion that Conroy has an understanding of Northern Ireland, even though he’s an outsider. John Conroy’s Belfast Diary is an example of how an outsider can provide a reliable analysis into the communal violence that has consumed Northern Ireland. I believe that Conroy’s outsider perspective, combined with his choice to immerse himself into the culture of Belfast allowed him to write a story that leaves out major biases, a story that

Ideas are never – at least fully – one’s own, but rather an expression of correlating thoughts in daily life with one another. In John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, a Parable, readers are introduced to Father Flynn a priest that conducts the sermons within the congregation, sermons form from the ideas he has throughout his days. Each one containing a message that the congregation can take from and in at the same time expressing himself through them. As the play progress readers see the conflict between Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius, a nun that accuses him of sexual misconduct with one of the students, become deathly strained as they the try to prove their certainties and oppositions against the other. In Shanley’s Doubt, the themes of doubt, intolerance, and gossip in Father Flynn’s Sermons relate to the combative relationship between Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius.

Religion is powerful in that it controls followers’ behaviours and beliefs throughout their entire lives; it is a form of social control. Catholicism is one of the most widely known religions influencing more than 2 billion people around the world (Ross). Within Catholicism not everyone are seen as equals; men have greater privilege than women. The bible and church are from a male’s point of view (Christ 86) and passages within the bible are used to enforce a sexual hierarchy. In fact, the oppression of women begins with the first story in Genesis about creation, which portrays females as being inferior to men and even of an evil nature. This one passage is the main source of justification of oppression of woman in the church (Daly 13).

These lines clearly mark a point at which Paulin chose fidelity to Ismene 's Irishness over fidelity to Sophocles 's politics. However, these lines also raise questions about the nature of Irishness. Is Ismene 's rational response, in the original, inherently un-Irish and untranslatable into an Irish context? And, if so, is Paulin suggesting here that the Irish are the overly-emotional and hot-blooded people that stereotypes have made them out to be? More than a simple substitution of standard English for Irish English, Paulin 's translation raises such questions throughout. As he translates, Paulin displaces Irishness, removing it from a familiar context defined by Irish/English dichotomies, character stereotypes, and the trite settings and practices expected of conventional Irish plays.

The movement of Purity balls is a very interesting and prevalent movement in our society. Many women choose abstinence at a very young age. This choice is made with the encouragement of their fathers. Throughout this essay I will examine religion, as an institution, that governs women’s bodies and sexuality. I will first, describe my opinions on purity balls, secondly, analyze the patriarchal dominance between a father and his daughters, and finally look at some of the redeeming aspects and the consequences of limited knowledge of sexual education.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane, a deep, twisted play by Martin McDonagh, is a symbolic work of art. The symbols within this play, powerful as they may be, do not jump out at the reader. They are instead embedded into the simplest objects and the relationship of the main characters. Martin McDonagh portrays his symbols with such an ironic eloquence; the dark, powerful symbols are inextricably linked in such a beautiful way, that once the reader makes the connections, the entire aura of the play changes. From symbols as simple as hot oil and a rocking chair to the mother-daughter relationship of Mag and Maureen, the reader learns more and more about Ireland during its time of troubles.

The play ‘Translations’ is set in a Gaelic-speaking, Hedge school in Northern Ireland, 1833. Brian Friel explores the modernization affect individuals and communities that occurred as a result of the conquering English language. He examines how language shapes reality, whilst questioning the assumption that any two people can share the same reality; ideas can be translated between cultures without necessarily being altered. The play offers a parable about the fate of a parochial attitude for those who are not familiar with Irish history. Brain Friel is considered to be “concerned with the nuances of both personal and cultural-national identity and its relation to colonial dispossession, issues of home, language, tradition…’ (Bertha 2006, 154). Friel writes a story of how one nation lost its language, culture and literature as a result of being conquered by another. He explores the reasons behind this loss and the ways in which society can overcome this sense of isolation.

Religion influenced women’s sexual roles and duties. A large portion of the Filipino population were either Catholic,

This essay examines the influence of the Catholic Church on Irish Social Policy. This essay will focus on the Church’s role as a provider of charity. It seeks to address the following questions: How does one define social policy? Why did strong ties exist between The Catholic Church and the Irish State? Why did the Catholic Church endorse the principle of subsidiarity? What key policies are evident of Catholic influence?