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Mind Map on DaL, created by daisyround on 03/06/2014.
Mind Map by
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DaL
Characters
Narrator Michael
Repeated use of 'when I cast my mind back' shows it is memory
'when' suggests he has moved on
memories 'offer themselves to [him]
Michaels power and the power of memory
Boy Michael
has minimal dialogue
finds his voice after leaving
Lines are spoken by offstage adult Michael
Uncle Jack
Missionary - home from Africa
Difficulty adapting to life in Balleybeg
Grammatically incorrect speech - shows his
Gerry
Michael's absent father
English accent - despite living in Ireland and Wales
Personification of outside world
At first seems flirtatious and nice but is revealed to be manipulative
Temps Chris but is fickle
Kate
Teacher
Formal speech
Head of house
Represents tradition
Agnes
Looks after Rose
Chris
Rose
Mentally delayed
Childlike speech and mannerisms
Endearing and comic relief
Maggie
Comedic - used to relieve tension
Forgets punchline to joke - foreshadowing downfall as tension is not relieved
Nature of memory
Relationships
Rose & Danny Bradley
He is married and Rose is naive about what he wants from her
Gerry & Uncle Jack
Both migrants
Hat exchange
Shared experience
Context
Poverty and unemployment in 1930s Ireland lead to much migration
This situation is not explicitly referenced but implications are made
Opening of the factory leading to Rose and Agnes's job loss
Industrialisation
1936
Religion
Catholicism
Kate - voice of tradition - believes the radio 'killed all Christian conversation in this country'
Outside influence
Paganism
Links to Uncle Jack's spiritual practices in Uganda
Native dances and scarifices
Play is set during pagen harvest ritual of Lughnasa
Michael's kites have mask-like faces
Dancing
Music
Marconi
Works sporadically
Temporary happiness
Gerry singing "Anything Goes" while dancing with Agnes
Sexually suggestive lyrics
Foreshadowing Gerry's secret wife & child
Carefree
Influence of world outside Balleybeg
Kate sees dancing as sexual freedom
Pagan ideals
Kate's dancing is reserved
Tribal Rituals
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