Dublin

Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty takes place in Dublin Ireland around 1920 during the Irish civil war. It is late night, completely dark except for the glow of the moon through the clouds. The sniper is on a rooftop near the O’Connell Bridge. “Dublin lay enveloped in ” This quote from the story gives a dark and almost frightening mood. Anything could be lurking in the darkness. And the darkness could also be a metaphor for the dark times that have fallen on Dublin during this civil war. The quote “Around

easily see that all the scenes in this story often happened in the dark setting. Joyce used such setting to express his intention when he wrote the stories “Dubliners”. He wanted to “write a chapter in the moral history” of his country and he chose Dublin city for the scene “because that city seemed to me the centre of paralysis”(The Archetypal Myth of the Quest in J. Joyce's "Araby" written by Mahmood Azizi, para. 4, line 6). Actually, choosing the gloomy setting to be the home of the young boy, Joyce

The Shadow of a Gunman by Sean O 'Casey In nineteen twenty-three, Sean O 'Casey released a book of three plays all of which were performed at the prestigious Abbey Theater. "Three Dublin Plays", was broken down into exactly that, three plays; The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars. Of those three, I chose to examine The Shadow of a Gunman. This was the very first of the three plays to be accepted into Abbey Theater and is set in May of 1920. The author himself

Liam O’Flaherty is an Irish author who focuses his writings during the time of the Irish Civil War. Along with “The Sniper,” O’Flaherty’s novel The Informer is also based in Dublin in the 1920’s during the Irish Civil War. In this story, the theme is that war dehumanizes individuals that partake in the action. The style is straightforward and easy to understand and the point of view is third person. Although there are characters mentioned, none have significant detail other than who or what they

through the protagonist’s sudden exposure to the reality of an impending situation. Often, this realization or “epiphany” causes the protagonist to feel despair and disappointment as they realize there is no escape from the drudgery of everyday life in Dublin. Though the themes of paralysis and epiphany are displayed in every story throughout The Dubliners, they develop quite concisely and clearly in “Araby.” In his novel Stephen Hero, Joyce defines an epiphany as “a sudden spiritual manifestation, whether

Symbolism In the short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, by Flannery O'Connor, every object including the characters are symbols. The Grandmother for example is the one and only dynamic character, represents all of us who have had to feel grief or needed to ask for forgiveness. As Flannery O'Connor has suggested, the story is a spiritual journey because of the Grandmother's quandaries. In the beginning of the story the Grandmother is obsessed with everything worldly and superficial. She cares

will touch a little on his religion of Irish Catholicism. It rejected his attitude and sexual morality that is why he left the Catholic church family, hating it fervently. It looks as if most of his life revolved around his story of Dublin, Ireland. James

damaging father and destitution stricken presence in Ireland, and search out another, better life for herself and her darling Frank in Buenos Aires. You can read 'Eveline' here. Initial, a concise rundown of 'Eveline'. Eveline is a young lady living in Dublin with her dad. Her mom is dead. Longing for a superior life past the shores of Ireland, Eveline wants to run off with Frank, a mariner who is her mystery sweetheart (Eveline's dad having precluded Eveline to see Frank after the two men dropped out)

Europe, but of course it hit some places harder than others. Introducing to you, Dublin, the modern day capital of Ireland which had once fallen to famine. All living resources had become scarce and the gap between the rich and the poor had greatly increased. Those of the upper class could afford housing, clothes, and food, therefore, their circumstances had improved unlike the inhabitants (A BRIEF HISTORY OF DUBLIN, IRELAND). Thus time had called for desperation, people did whatever they could

measured listed above, with other additional works, which was completed in November 2004, odour complaints still persisted throughout 2005. This leads to Dublin City Council to commission several odour studies and audits, to determine the gravity of the problems and the necessary steps necessary to remedy them. Fehily (2008) confirmed that, Dublin City Council in final efforts to resolve the odour issue, contracted with Odour Ireland to complete comprehensive odour survey of the Ringsend