Key Quotations (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Eileen: 'Some bring hardship on themselves' - her attitude
Eileen: 'Some bring hardship on themselves' - her attitude
Pragmatic and judgmental towards those in need
Foreign sailors in fur hats - what this highlights
Foreign sailors in fur hats - what this highlights
Their otherness & insular nature of town
'Powerful-looking place' (convent) - symbolises what
'Powerful-looking place' (convent) - symbolises what
Dominance and control over town and people
Furlong after helping Sarah - main feeling
Furlong after helping Sarah - main feeling
Relief that he acted with integrity
'Any point being alive without helping?' - theme reflected
'Any point being alive without helping?' - theme reflected
Human responsibility and compassion
Furlong questions living without being brave - challenges what
Furlong questions living without being brave - challenges what
Societal complicity & rebellion against Church
'Never known happiness akin to this' - what it captures
'Never known happiness akin to this' - what it captures
Furlong's profound joy in acting selflessly
'Fear outweighed every feeling but believed' - demonstrates
'Fear outweighed every feeling but believed' - demonstrates
Mix of fear & hope; courage & optimism
'Cut the knees off those who knelt' - highlights what
'Cut the knees off those who knelt' - highlights what
Diminishing influence of religion in Ireland
Eileen: 'Things you have to ignore to keep on' - reflects
Eileen: 'Things you have to ignore to keep on' - reflects
Survival mindset; reluctance to challenge authority
Furlong: 'Only as much power as we give them' - challenges
Furlong: 'Only as much power as we give them' - challenges
Perceived authority of nuns; societal complicity
'Took a stranger to come out with things' - emphasises
'Took a stranger to come out with things' - emphasises
Deeply buried truths only revealed by outsiders