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John McGahernAmongst Women
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Why is this novel titled Amongst Women? How does the title interplay with the novel’s discussion of patriarchy and masculinity?
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Research Ireland’s War of Independence, the Irish Civil War, and the Troubles following these conflicts. How does John McGahern integrate the impacts of these events into the text?
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How does Amongst Women compare with McGahern’s other novels? What themes do they have in common, and how are they different from each other? Does McGahern’s oeuvre paint a specific picture of mid-century Irish life?
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