Sive (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Sive'
Author of 'Sive'
John B. Keane
Setting of 'Sive' (time & place)
Setting of 'Sive' (time & place)
Rural Ireland, 1950s
Sive's age
Sive's age
18 years old
Who Sean Dota is
Who Sean Dota is
Wealthy, elderly farmer
Thomasheen Seán Rua's role
Thomasheen Seán Rua's role
Local matchmaker
Mena's main character traits
Mena's main character traits
Greedy and manipulative
Who Liam Scuab is to Sive
Who Liam Scuab is to Sive
Her true love
How 'Sive' ends
How 'Sive' ends
Sive drowns herself (suicide)
General vision & viewpoint of 'Sive'
General vision & viewpoint of 'Sive'
Bleak
Literary genre of 'Sive'
Literary genre of 'Sive'
Tragic drama
Most pervasive theme in 'Sive'
Most pervasive theme in 'Sive'
Greed
Key theme about women in 'Sive'
Key theme about women in 'Sive'
Oppression of women
Sive's school uniform symbolizes
Sive's school uniform symbolizes
Her innocence and youth
Who Nanna Glavin is
Who Nanna Glavin is
Sive's grandmother
Marriage portrayed as in 'Sive'
Marriage portrayed as in 'Sive'
A business transaction