God’s country.” How are Ireland and America treated differently in the novel? How do these portrayals relate to the current America and Ireland?ĭo the revelations about Quirke, Phoebe, and what he knew about their relationship change your perception of how he treated her earlier in the novel? Why do you think Quirke kept the secret so long of who her parents were? Was it the right decision?Įarly in the novel, Quirke is thinking about his late wife Delia: “Perhaps he had cared for her more than he knew, had cared for what she was, that is, and not just what she had been to him.” How do these two different types of caring come into play for other characters in the novel? Do you think they are always distinct from each other? Are some people capable only of one or the other? What does Crawford mean when he says to Quirke that America is “the New World,” that, “This is the place. What does Quirke’s loneliness do for him? How does it make possible what he ultimately accomplishes in the story? Is Quirke’s isolation part of what allows him to see the truth about the conspiracy around him? “In secret,” the author writes, “Quirke prized his loneliness as a mark of some distinction.” (pg.
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