Plot
The boys, Noble and Bonaparte, are forced to sit and remember what they have done for the rest of their days.
What is Resolution (The letter is given)
Unlike the bustling busy streets of Dublin, this story takes place in an isolated area. Where in Ireland does the story take place?
What is the countryside?
Also accepted: Rural Ireland
Bonaparte, the narrator, changes throughout the story. What kind of character does that make him?
What is Round
Also accepted: Dynamic
In the short story, we follow Bonaparte and his fellow soldiers through what type of narration?
What is First-Person Limited
Two British soldiers, Hawkins and Belcher, who were previously seen as friends, have been executed.
What is Climax
Much of the story's early, deceptive warmth and card playing takes place around the fireplace of this type of traditional rural dwelling.
What is a cottage
Also accepted: The farmhouse or the Old Woman's house
Which two characters have the biggest conflict in the story?
Who are Jeremiah Donovan and Hawkins
What is the name of the historical figure that the main character and narrator, Bonaparte, was inspired by?
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
The executions are complete. The bodies must be disposed of and a letter from Hawkins's mother is found among his belongings.
What is Falling Action
This type of terrain found in remote areas of Ireland is used to bury Belcher and Hawkins.
Hint: We visited one!
What is a bog
Which character has the most influence on the way other characters speak?
Who is Belcher; using terms such as “Chum,” “Pal,” Etc.
Name the paramilitary organization of the soldiers that fought in the Irish War of Independence. (1919–1921)
What is the IRA (Irish Republican Army)
Two British soldiers were handed over by the Irish Second Battalion to be guarded as hostages.
What is Exposition
Early in the story, Bonaparte jokes about how easily the Englishmen adapted to the rural setting, noting they would have taken root "like a native weed" in this specific County Galway village.
What is Claregalway
What role does the Narrator play in the story?
What is Observer/Unwilling participant
We mainly follow male figures in this story with their inherent masculine characteristics. However, there is an Old Woman in the story. What emotion does she represent or portray?
What is Empathy
Donovan relays the message that if the Irish hostages are shot, they will retaliate and shoot British hostages.
What is Rising action
While our class is located here in Dublin, the brutal execution of the English hostages is explicitly triggered by news that four Irish soldiers were shot that morning in this city.
What is Cork
What do the characters Donovan and Lord Henry from Dorian Gray have in common?
They are both negative influences on the main character's lives.
The author’s name isn’t actually Frank O’Connor, what is his real name?
Who is Michael O’Donovan