Theme or Issue (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Setting of film
Setting of film
Irish Civil War on remote island
Island as metaphor for
Island as metaphor for
Isolation theme
Pádraic's plea when rejected
Pádraic's plea when rejected
But I'm nice!
Dominic's fate
Dominic's fate
Dies alone, apparent suicide
Colm's type of awakening
Colm's type of awakening
Existential awakening
Colm on music vs. ordinary life
Colm on music vs. ordinary life
Music lasts longer than whatever it is you do
Colm's extreme self-harm
Colm's extreme self-harm
Cuts off his own fingers
Line ending the friendship
Line ending the friendship
I just don't like you no more
Pádraic's retaliation act
Pádraic's retaliation act
Burns down Colm's house
Why Siobhán leaves island
Why Siobhán leaves island
To preserve her mental health
Mrs. McCormick's role
Mrs. McCormick's role
Prophetic banshee-like figure predicting death
Friendship breakdown symbolises
Friendship breakdown symbolises
Civil conflict