Guests of the Nation, a Review of Conflicts Essay -- European Literatu

Guests of the Nation, a short story by unmannerly OConnor takes place in 1921 during Irelands fight for independence from British rule. Set in a small cottage in the countryside of Ireland, the story tells of devil Englishmen who be prisoners and are being watched over by three Irishmen. The story tells of the alliance that develops between the captives and their captors and explores the conflict that arises when the soldiers are called to duty.The story consisted of seven main characters, distributively adding depth to the story and contributing to the development of the plot. Two of the seven characters where the Englishmen Hawkins and Belcher. Hawkins was a little Englishman with a deplorable tongue who never did a concussion of work, but despite this, he was a friend and chum to two of the soldiers. Belcher was the name of the second Englishman. Belcher was a huge man who was much much quiet with an uncommon shortness...of speech. He too was friend to the two Irish soldiers and he go along especially well with the old muliebrity of the house, Mary Brigid OConnell (who was...