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TexasProgresive

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1. As I posted last week
Mon May 18, 2015, 11:17 AM
May 2015

I am rereading Morgan Llwelyn's 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion. It's been quite a while since I read it and it is just as good this time around. The first chapters introduce to us young Ned Halloran on a trip to America with his parents for the wedding of his sister, on the Titanic. Ned survives the sinking but not his parents who never made it to the deck from their 2nd class state room, or his friend Dan who was in steerage. The 3rd class Irish were lock below decks.

I began thinking why Ms. Llwelyn had our man on the Titanic. In my opinion she is using the Titanic as a metaphor of Great Britain as it began it's slow descent from being a colonial power, and Ned, a powerless boy a metaphor for Ireland, Ireland, the iceberg that will founder the great ship of state that is Britain.

Yeah, I'm probably reading to much into this but maybe, I am right.

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As I posted last week TexasProgresive May 2015 #1
I like your take on the Titanic being a metaphor of Great Britain. scarletwoman May 2015 #5
If anyone has an interest in Ireland in the 20th century TexasProgresive May 2015 #9
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. scarletwoman May 2015 #10
Oui, Mlle (or is it Mme) Scarlet. n/t TexasProgresive May 2015 #11
Heh. I'm a widow, so I suppose it would be Mme. scarletwoman May 2015 #12
I've used up most of my French TexasProgresive May 2015 #13
Hello, everyone! Thank you for the thread, scarletwoman. Sorry I'm late. Enthusiast May 2015 #2
I think there's no shame in giving up on a book that just doesn't work for you. scarletwoman May 2015 #6
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. SheilaT May 2015 #3
Cool! Thank you for that synopsis! scarletwoman May 2015 #7
Where did the week go? hermetic May 2015 #4
Well, if I manage to live long enough to retire, I'm certain it won't be boring for me, either. :D scarletwoman May 2015 #8
Just finished "Ice Hunt" by James Rollins Number9Dream May 2015 #14
I've never read any books by James Rollins. Enthusiast May 2015 #15
If you're in the mood for a blend of action, science, archaeology, & clever escapes... Number9Dream May 2015 #16
It's never too late to add to the reading thread! scarletwoman May 2015 #17
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell. Mz Pip May 2015 #18
Wow! I'd never heard of Mary Doria Russell, so I looked her up. scarletwoman May 2015 #19
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