Characters (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Bill Furlong's profession
Bill Furlong's profession
Coal merchant in New Ross
Bill's family background status
Bill's family background status
Marked by 'illegitimacy' - mother was unmarried
Mrs. Wilson's religious background
Mrs. Wilson's religious background
Protestant widow
Mrs. Wilson's belief about vocabulary
Mrs. Wilson's belief about vocabulary
'Everyone should have a vocabulary' - valued education
Sarah's physical condition when found
Sarah's physical condition when found
Trembling, barefoot, hands covered in sores
Sarah's desperate question
Sarah's desperate question
'Where is my baby?'
Eileen's main concern for family
Eileen's main concern for family
'We have to stay on the right side of people'
Bill's character transformation arc
Bill's character transformation arc
From silent conformity to taking a stand for what's right
Bill's quote on purpose of living
Bill's quote on purpose of living
'Was there any point in being alive without helping one another?'
Who took in Bill's mother
Who took in Bill's mother
Mrs. Wilson - gave them dignity when community might have shunned
Sarah's role in the narrative
Sarah's role in the narrative
Catalyst for Bill's moral transformation
Central tension of character relationships
Central tension of character relationships
Moral obligation vs. practical concerns
What Sarah represents symbolically
What Sarah represents symbolically
Voiceless victims of institutional abuse
Eileen's narrative function
Eileen's narrative function
Foil to Bill's growing moral obligation
Mrs. Wilson's helping approach
Mrs. Wilson's helping approach
'Without fuss or noise' - quiet heroism