Themes (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Setting of Small Things Like These
Setting of Small Things Like These
Christmas 1985 Ireland
Protagonist's name
Protagonist's name
Bill Furlong
Irish word Bill uses meaning 'child'
Irish word Bill uses meaning 'child'
leanbh
Bill's family members
Bill's family members
Wife Eileen and five daughters
Where the girl was locked in the convent
Where the girl was locked in the convent
In the coal shed
Name of girl Bill rescues
Name of girl Bill rescues
Sarah
Community's reaction to wrongdoing
Community's reaction to wrongdoing
Preferred to look away and move on
Bill's central moral question
Bill's central moral question
If you see something wrong, is it your responsibility?
Eileen's warning to Bill
Eileen's warning to Bill
You don't go interfering with the religious
Who shaped Bill's moral foundation?
Who shaped Bill's moral foundation?
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson's belief about education
Mrs. Wilson's belief about education
Everyone should have a vocabulary
Bill's view on Christmas
Bill's view on Christmas
Can bring out best or worst in people
Three main themes in the novel
Three main themes in the novel
Moral courage, institutional power, community silence