Complete Guide to 'Small Things Like These' (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Time period of 'Small Things Like These'
Time period of 'Small Things Like These'
1980s
Main character in 'Small Things Like These'
Main character in 'Small Things Like These'
Bill Furlong
Bill Furlong's profession
Bill Furlong's profession
Coal and timber merchant
Institution Furlong rescues Sarah from
Institution Furlong rescues Sarah from
Magdalen laundries
Name of girl Furlong rescues
Name of girl Furlong rescues
Sarah
Bill Furlong's wife's name
Bill Furlong's wife's name
Eileen
Protestant widow who raised Furlong
Protestant widow who raised Furlong
Mrs. Wilson
When Furlong rescues Sarah
When Furlong rescues Sarah
Christmas Eve
What cold symbolises in the novella
What cold symbolises in the novella
Emotional and moral stagnation of the town
Mrs. Kehoe's quote about nuns' power
Mrs. Kehoe's quote about nuns' power
These nuns have a finger in every pie
Narrative perspective used
Narrative perspective used
Third-person limited
Keegan's writing style
Keegan's writing style
Minimalist
Central theme about individual action
Central theme about individual action
Moral courage
Town where story is set
Town where story is set
New Ross
Type of ending
Type of ending
Open/ambiguous