This book review was written by Eugene Kernes
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Genre = Novel
Collection = Dubliners by James Joyce
Intriguing Connections = Get To Know The Peoples Of The World (Ireland)
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Is This An Overview?
A priest is dying.
The priest had a friend, a young boy, the narrator. The priest had taught much to the boy, but
the boy is ambivalent toward the priest.
When the priest died, the boy was annoyed at feeling freedom by the
death. Some said that the young boy
should have friends of one’s own age. While
talking to the sisters of the priest, the boy finds out that the priest’s
mental health was declining for some time.
What was the relationship between the boy and the priest? What did the priest do when the mental
faculties were declining?
Questions to Consider while Reading the Book
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Who is the narrator?
•What do people think of the narrator?
•What does the narrator think of the priest?
•What happened to the priest?
•What do the sisters think of the priest?
Book Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell [Random House]
Edition ISBN: 9780553213805
Pages to read: 209
Publication: 2005
1st Edition: 1914
Format: Paperback
Ratings out of 5:
Readability 3
Content 1
Overall 1
