Bernard MacLaverty

Describing characters using imagery creates a vivid scenario in the readers’ minds, leading to a deeper understanding of the emotions at play. This use of imagery is present in the short story “Secrets” by Bernard MacLaverty. MacLaverty uses imagery to describe the characters, highlighting the theme that individuals facing immense guilt often confine themselves to seek external forgiveness to overcome the burden of guilt. The imagery used to describe the characters’ despair and hope for forgiveness

Analysis of Bernard MacLaverty's My Dear Palestrina My Dear Palestrina’ is a cleverly written short story by Bernard MacLaverty. It is about this young boy called Danny who discovers his musical talent and goes to this piano teacher called Miss Swartz. Their friendship develops and seem to be a formidable partnership until Danny is torn away from his beloved music lessons because of Miss Schwartz private life. Fitted into the story are some important themes that still continue to exist in today’s

have always been defining motifs of European literature and culture. Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise because they were deemed unclean, and their sin sentenced them to the dirtiness of mortal life. Dirt and cleanliness are also embedded in Bernard MacLaverty’s 1983 novel Cal, in which a young man struggles with his past deeds. The symbolism of dirt and cleanliness appear through several aspects in the narrative. In my paper, I seek to show why such a symbolic reading is justified, and to suggest

Father and Son By Bernard MacLaverty Father and Son is a story about the relationship between a widower father and his teenage son. “Father and Son” “Father and Son” is a story about the relationship between a widower father and his teenage son. They live in Belfast, in a neighbourhood with a lot of violence. At night they can hear the sound of ambulances criss-crosses the dark. Both the son and the father are scared to sleep at night, but the son will not admit his fears to his father

Northern Ireland in the 1970’s was a dangerous time for everyone. The wrong words spoken or certain actions being taken could get you burned out of your house or killed. The book Cal by Bernard MacLaverty is set in this trying time and explores the main character, Cal’s, inner conflict. Like a devil and angel arguing on his shoulder, Cal is being pulled between working with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the love he has for a woman named Marcella. The devil in this situation is a man by the

Father and Son is a short story written by the Irish Bernard MacLaverty in 1978. The short story takes place in Northern Ireland where we meet a father and his son and get a glimpse into their life. The narrator alternates between father and son and is mostly conversations and thoughts. The story is basically based on the relationship between the son and the father and you do not get much told from the past. However there is told, that the son has been in London, which is clear because the father

However, Arthur Kirsch, Writer of “Macbeth’s Suicide,” insists that perhaps Macbeth did not develop a sense of insanity, but he was murdering out of confidence in his future. On the other hand, In Miguel Bernad Article, “The Five Tragedies in Macbeth”, Bernard describes that Macbeth 's ever changing deposition and lust for bloodshed was linked to this downfall. A variety of factors influenced Macbeth to

“Roy, will you be the best there ever was in the game?” “That’s right.” (p.33) In The Natural, by Bernard Malamud, Roy Hobbs intends to be the best baseball player there ever was, breaking all of the records and enjoying the fame that came with it. He started playing for the Knights under the management of Pop Fisher as a rookie at the age of 34. His career started slowly but eventually he became the most liked and most watched player in all of baseball leading his team from last place in the standings

In The Natural by Bernard Malamud, the main character, Roy Hobbs joins the New York Knights with an uncontrollable desire to be the best, at first in baseball, but later on in other aspects of his life. Roy is unable to control his appetites, one of them being for women. Roy is considerably influenced not by stereotypical fatherly figures, but rather women, namely Harriet Bird, Memo Paris, and Iris Lemon. While Harriet and Memo are not positive influences, and only wishes ill of Roy, Iris certainly

Initially, my personal values distracted from my ability to sympathize with Bernard Ebbers conviction. His defense team argued that the trial judge wrongly instructed the jury that it could convict Mr. Ebbers on the basis that he engaged in “conscious avoidance” of the fraud at WorldCom. It is evident that Ebbers took a blind eye to any consideration to analyze the good stuff from the bad stuff in this situation. He failed to calculate the considerations of utility and as a result he is paying the