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role of women in lies of silence?

  • 07-06-2011 11:00am
    #1
    ak4
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    just discuss moira and andrea ??? because there is no general attitude to women in the novel ?/


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  • #2
    ladybike
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭ladybike


    ak4 wrote: »
    just discuss moira and andrea ??? because there is no general attitude to women in the novel ?/

    Well you could say that woman are not seen as being important as the men, as the people who have the big important jobs in the play are all men really.. I.R.A. there is no women as they might not be trusted, the priest is a man (obviously :p ), in the hotel Mike is the boss and his replacement is a man also.. Moira is considered to have a poor job, and her friend works in a shop that Mike thinks is not worthwhile, and Moira is seen as a liabality when she goes and tells the story to the television crews..Maybe thats just my warped view though? :pac:


  • #3
    implausible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    The women are seen as being quite dependant on the men in the text. Moira is weak (physically and mentally), needy and manipulative and needs to be saved. Andrea is never really developed as a character. However, you can argue that Moira has hidden strength because she stands up to the IRA and in that way, she shows Dillon up for the coward he is. Overall, they are not important in the world of the text and are quite stereotypical. Compare Moira to a strong independent character in another text.


  • #4
    ak4
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭ak4


    ladybike wrote: »
    Well you could say that woman are not seen as being important as the men, as the people who have the big important jobs in the play are all men really.. I.R.A. there is no women as they might not be trusted, the priest is a man (obviously :p ), in the hotel Mike is the boss and his replacement is a man also.. Moira is considered to have a poor job, and her friend works in a shop that Mike thinks is not worthwhile, and Moira is seen as a liabality when she goes and tells the story to the television crews..Maybe thats just my warped view though? :pac:

    thanks this just has figured out a paragraph for me :)


  • #5
    ak4
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭ak4


    deemark wrote: »
    The women are seen as being quite dependant on the men in the text. Moira is weak (physically and mentally), needy and manipulative and needs to be saved. Andrea is never really developed as a character. However, you can argue that Moira has hidden strength because she stands up to the IRA and in that way, she shows Dillon up for the coward he is. Overall, they are not important in the world of the text and are quite stereotypical. Compare Moira to a strong independent character in another text.


    the other two are the kite runner and billy elliot which both dont have much detail about women so thanks for that idea


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