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Cohen goes on to explain that Gerald’s texts, including, “Topographia Hibernica are reductive texts that unabashedly glorify the invasion of Ireland” (94). History and Typography of Ireland, only made it more clear to his readers that something must be done for the Irish, because colonization would “help” the beasts. It seems that Gerald always suppressed any feelings of connection between himself and any hybrid, therefore it would be just to suggest that his book would have also had an agenda to turn people against the atrocious and immoral hybridity of the Irish. Gerald of Wales’ was most likely never in Ireland, and his writing is not an accurate portrayal of the Irish, but a chance to discuss hybridity and turn his readers against it while also the Irish.

Synge seems practically illegible because of the strong Irish influence that pervades it so deeply. In A Small Place, the author Jamaica Kincaid conveys her distress over the fact that the natives can only express themselves in the language of those who colonised and suppressed them. This language, however, is still far from perfect. Despite the colonisers intentions and the natives efforts, the resulting language is a love-child of what was and what would have been. As seen in You Can’t Get Lost In Cape Town, the story Bowl Like Hole shows the natives fascination with the colonisers language,followed by the assurance, “I knew that unlike the rest of us it would take her no time at all to say bowl like hole.

The Beliefs of the Republicans/Nationalists and the Loyalists/Unionists There are a number of differences between Nationalists and Unionists and their beliefs. The Nationalists are predominantly Catholic and they do not want Ireland to be part of Britain. They see the British as an occupying army and most believe that the British have no right to be in Ireland, they think it's unfair that the British came into Ireland in the 1600s and have stayed there. They feel angry about how the British have persecuted the Catholics in the past, and they believe that they still don't get treated as well as the Unionists. They campaign for equal rights in different areas, especially housing and jobs.

This, however, seems a false sense of ‘Irishness’ at the time, though Haines claims Stephens resentment towards it has history to blame. Joyce uses various Irish texts to emphasise his point; using them in instances where they can be contradicted, or where they can mimic his own beliefs. He is attempting to shed light on the lack of Irish tradition under British rule and stifled by the Catholic Church. According to Williams, “the Roman Catholic Church and the colonial British state had a profound effect upon Joyce's consciousness.” ( 1991 ;39).‘Irishness’, therefore, is seen as having many different layers; the classic tradition that it once had, referred to in folk tales, and the harder view of what it has become through a lack of identity. This is shown through Stephen’s confusion and cynicism about what that identity actually entails.

Heaney is not typically a political poet, with nonpartisan themes prominent in his poetry. However, he breaks this image in Act of Union, along with Whatever You Say, Say Nothing, branching into more political themes. The cause of this was largely due to the Troubles in Ireland from the early 1960s, which largely affected Heaney due to his role as a Northern Irish poet. He was also pressured by many journalists on his view, which is described in Whatever You Say, Say Nothing. Although Act of Union is unmistakably one of Heaney’s most political poems, it subtly delivers the message of Heaney’s outlook on the Troubles through the dramatic monologue of England, introducing an ambiguous persona.

This requires historians to be creative and imaginative in their strategies of writing and researching. This is hard for historians because of their lack of knowledge about minority history. Oppressed groups such as the working class and women were long excluded from the discourse of history and incorporating can immensely change the discipline of history. When teaching history in past times, these were the groups that were left out because of the little or no useful archival existed. Chakrabarty argued that numer... ... middle of paper ... ...groups have been long overshadowed in history because of the nationalist mentality towards Europe by scholars and Europeans themselves.

Tudor England viewed Ireland with both fascination and revulsion. While the English regarded the Irish landscape as sublimely beautiful, they also saw it as untamed and uncultured and recognized its inherent threat as a launching base for England’s enemies. The land was seen as unchanging – people live and die, but the land continues to be used. This stability was challenged though by the very instability of its people, who were continuously changing – though from the English view, not towards civility. Never fully conquered, though England had lain territorial claim to Ireland for centuries, the Irish landscape was viewed as ‘in some places wilde and very uncivil.’ Yet, the need to extend English power through physical space made Ireland’s land irresistible.

As the Liberal party sat back, unaware of the sever... ... middle of paper ... ... after they had been dispersed. Clearly, events in Ireland were now completely beyond government control. Asquith again tried to come to a peaceful compromise through various talks, including a conference at Buckingham Palace, although, as in the past, all failed. WWI luckily staved off war in Ireland, but unfortunately, the declaration of war even further delayed the enactment of IHR. In conclusion, it mostly took the Liberals so long to give Home Rule to Ireland, due to the incompetence of its government.

falan somewhat reaffirms this idea but simultaneously defends Ireland’s right to be seen as a part of the post-colonial universe when he says Ireland’s location within debates on postcoloniality has always been—and will no doubt remain—contested, yet its inclusion is vital because of that very contestation. To include a country like Ireland among all the other countries with post-colonial histories is problematic for most because it somehow challenges the very reductive notion of all post-colonial literature being a sort of resistance against the west. As falan says, the inclusion of a society that is currently an economic success story and that is geographically situated within “Fortress Europe” contradicts the disingenuous contention that imperialism is either geographically, or historically,

Likewise, if countries didn’t have their own identity, what would make them different? The film Braveheart showed the strive Scotland had to form their own national identity. However, films that are fictionalized have many effects. Fictionalized films focusing on national identity can act as a demagoguery and cause political movements. Even though the film Braveheart provides a good example of cultural pride and the strive for national identity, it does not accurately portray the Scottish rebellion of England; moreover, many historical films don’t accurately portray historical events.