After the Race

After the Race

-The story mainly about money and power

“…careering homeward and through this channel of poverty and inaction the…”

=through the poor people they drove

-poverty= Irish spectators

Meaning the track is put through the “poor people”. Anything bad is put in Ireland and not Britain. (the noisy race track is set in Ireland)

-Doyle’s father (MC’s father) is a former Nationalist

-Routh (The Englishman) –wins the game, like how Britain wins

(page 50) “Jimmy took his part with a will; this was seeing life, at least.”

If he sees life in the party on the yacht and these rich people (while his people are oppressed), he is living a fake and hollow life.

-Also it is clear he has class aspirations

In the end the MC does not reach an epiphany. He lost all his money and knows he’s a fool, but he doesn’t care and knows his father will clean up for him. However the reader reaches an epiphany.

POLITICAL:

French and Ireland are somewhat “friends”. Since they are both typically rivals of the English.

Cat Scratch Notes:

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