Two Gallants

Two Gallants

-Irony because the two characters are far from gallant

-Lenehan is more reflective while Corley is not

àL wants money but also stability

-2 friends represent Ireland—they so not trust each other, just like how the Irish are against each other instead of the oppressor, Britain.

Harp= national symbol of Ireland (pg 57)—harpist

“Not far from the porch of the club a harpist stood in the roadway, playing to a little ring of listeners. He plucked at the wires heedlessly, glancing quickly from time to time at the face of each new-comer and from time to time, wearily also, at the sky. His harp, too, heedless that her coverings had fallen about her knees, seemed weary alike of the eyes of strangers and of her master's hands. One hand played in the bass the melody of Silent, O Moyle, while the other hand careered in the treble after each group of notes. The notes of the air sounded deep and full.”

Silent O Moyle is an Irish song of patriotism. (The plucking of the harp could be interpreted as a rape scene.)

Gold coin= greed/the ultimate prize

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