Monagan talks in this chapter about Irish superstition – believe in fairies, which control their life, and banshee, who, if seen, brings dead to a member of your family. We also find out about some typical stereotypes about Irish people. While on the one hand, they are only open sometimes, on the other hand they are clannish, inscrutable and baffle people with their vacillation. There is actually a reasonable explanation: “If you tell people too much, they’ll start talking about you.” The typical Irish man would in Monagan`s eyes be Vincent, a fireman and volunteer harbour serch-and-rescu man, who interrupted during a dinner didn’t mind looking for Monagan`s glasses.
After an incident in Monagan`s garden, the gates of which are always open, we find out that openness is considered naïve. Namely, one day a girl spat on Laura and was dressed down in a too straightforward way, the result of which was that their garden play furniture was smashed and some guys started bullying their kids.
VOCAB
Ambiguity – There were several inconsistencies and ambiguities in her speech.
Omnipresence – These days mobile phone is omnipresent.
Vacillate – She is still vacillating whether to go or not.
Clannish – It will be difficult to become part of their group since they are so clannish.
What I found most fascinating is that Monagan knows a lost about the Irish culture, especially about Irish myths and legends. This made me think about my culture but unfortunately I couldn’t come up with any of these myths and legends. Do we really don’t have them? No, there surely must be something. And now, either I am not educated properly or there is a “paucity” of them. I would say the former. Shame on me.
After an incident in Monagan`s garden, the gates of which are always open, we find out that openness is considered naïve. Namely, one day a girl spat on Laura and was dressed down in a too straightforward way, the result of which was that their garden play furniture was smashed and some guys started bullying their kids.
VOCAB
Ambiguity – There were several inconsistencies and ambiguities in her speech.
Omnipresence – These days mobile phone is omnipresent.
Vacillate – She is still vacillating whether to go or not.
Clannish – It will be difficult to become part of their group since they are so clannish.
What I found most fascinating is that Monagan knows a lost about the Irish culture, especially about Irish myths and legends. This made me think about my culture but unfortunately I couldn’t come up with any of these myths and legends. Do we really don’t have them? No, there surely must be something. And now, either I am not educated properly or there is a “paucity” of them. I would say the former. Shame on me.
