Hey,

wir haben im Unterricht einige Adjektive aufgelistet, die die Stimmung/Atmoshphäre bzw. den Tone in der Story verdeutlichen:

______________________

- humorous, sarcastic, mocking, ironic
- critical

Der Autor beschreibt die einzelnen Personen und Mitglieder des Büros oft als lächerlich und verrückt und verspottet sie regelrecht. Zwar meistens indirekt, aber immernoch stark genug sodass es sehr deutlich wird.

An einigen Angestellten des "Justice Departements" zeigt sich das ganz gut:

Drinkwater:
- Reached the menopause and is now doing unimportand work in the 'Remidial Law' (P. 37, ll. 11 -> "he had been kicked down every Departmental stairs")

Thackerberry:
- Stuttering
- Thrown out of the house by his wife

-> In bad health condition (P.37, ll. 20 -> "five years of litigation had reduced him to skin and bone")

Mulfahy:
- He is very fat and fairly addicted to fast food (p.37, ll. 29 -> "Oriental takeaways")

-> In bad health condition aswell


Eigentlich wird jeder ins Lächerliche gezogen, der eine mehr der andere weniger. (Außer Bagnall selber, der durch seine Liebe zu Lizz psychisch und physisch noch einigermaßen gesund ist)

so ich poste jetzt nochmal aufgrund einer Anfrage meine anderen Notizen die ich noch habe

1. Describe the mood and atmosphere :

- boring
- depressed
- dissapointed
- hopeless
- pessimistic
- frustrated
- to be in dire straights
- dark --> sinister --> gloomy
- melancholic
- sad

2. Analyse the language of the story

The author uses normal sentences with different languages and difficult vocabulary. He also uses legal vocabulary for different topics: Here the topic is laws and the words like resuscitation and ramification are mentioned. Besides he employs direct speech to characterize the persons in the story e.g. :" H-has anyone h-heard the latest report on the Referendum?" (p.37, l. 17).
Next there are repetition words in the text, which confuses the reader. This part to the text, who confuses is on page 43, l.20-30.
In the reality is the topic of the story sad and depressive. At last the author uses swear words, that creates aditionatly an aggressive atmosphere.

3. Describe the narrators standpoint. Include the title.

The narrator wants to change his life. The people are sad and depressed because they stick to much in their laws and morals that they haven't got a chance to change anything. Older people have no opportunity to get a better life or to emigrate. Thats why he feel like a prisoner. Alcoholism is a big problem, so the author fall in deeper depression.
deep--> worse
Furthermore the author is very depressed. The medicine is alcohol.

The narrator is pro- divorce.

4. Revising the story

author/title: séan mac mathúna: Prisoner of the republic

perspective: third- person- narrator

setting(place/time): Ireland, Dublin, 1980's

characters/major character traits: Bagnall, works in Civil Service in the department of justice
He is disappointed of his work and frustrated. Furthermore he is depressed, sad and hopeless so taht he drinks too much alcohol. He feels like a prisoner of the republic

conflict: They can't escape from their problems and they can't solve them, so they try to drown their problems in alcohol.
He have to translate laws into Gaelic and they can't escape from their marriages.

major topic: depressed people, who are trapped in their marriages

connection with other stories:
- Alcohol --> Master Leddy (High Ground)
- depressed atmosphere
- to be prisoned (like Maura)
- rural Ireland
- religion (occasion of sin)

How is the topic related to the topic "Ireland"?
- sticking to morals /church laws
- alcohol
- religion
- hard to change their life


Hoffe es hilft ein wenig

lg
immie