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Part One

1
Henry’s parents
The first chapter of Roddy Doyle’s novel ‘A star called Henry’ deals with the marriage of Henry’s parents from how they met up to Melody’s first pregnancy.

Melody Nash and Henry Smart meet eachother because she walks into him and he falls down onto the street. He is drunk and has just one leg, so both start to talk to eachother. After Melody tells her name he falls in love with her and she thinks that he looks quite good under the dirt and blood which covers his face. For Melody Henry seems different from all other men who are just mean and angry, so she decides to go with him and he tells her all stories of his life. They get married in a side chapel in the Jesuits’ church on Gardiner Street, she is 16 and he is 22. They have a small party with family members and neighbours who tell Melody all secrets of their sexual experiences. After the party Melody and Henry go into their own room where they have everything they need. Every Friday night Henry works at Dolly Oblong’s brothel as a bouncer. At the same day comes Mister Costello, a policeman who collects the rents. Henry Smart kills him because when he does not work at the brothel he gives lessons for other people (he works as somebody who kills for money) while his wife waits at home pregnant.

Henry, the star; Victor; Granny Nash; Henry’s father; Dolly Oblong
Shakespeare; Tolstoy; Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me
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Henry’s birth
The second chapter deals with Henry’s birth and the relationship to his parents and Henry, the star.
Melody gives birth to Henry’s older siblings Henry and Lil and they die not long after their birth. Melody and Henry Smart move on a lot of times. Four years past they went to Summerhill were Melody bears Henry. Henry is a very strong and healthy baby so everybody visit him and declare him as a wonder. His parents are very proud of him and for this short time they live a life in little luxury because the women who come to see Henry bring food as a gift. Henry is baptized very fast and without a name. He gets his name after a quarrel between his parents. His father wants him to be named after himself but his mother says that they already have a son named Henry who lives in the sky as a star. Henry Smart wants to make clear that this is nonsense and so he names his son Henry. But when he grows up nobody calls him Henry, they treat him as if he has not a name. This is why the relationship between him and his parents is disturbed and he is jealous with his dead brother Henry, the star.

Henry’s father; Henry, the star; Granny Nash; Dolly Oblong
Bible (Three wise men); Oh, the bridge is broke down and they all tumbled in a line; Knocknagow; Bleak House
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The breaking of the family
The third chapter deals with the blues of Melody, the relationship between Dolly Oblong and Henry’s father and Henry’s urge of independence.

One week after Henry’s birth Melody gets a baby blues. Henry’s father is restless, does not sleep and goes to work to let his anger free. Because of that Dolly Oblong talks to him very condescend. But nevertheless he falls in love with her and plans a new life. Henry grows up to three years and Melody bears Alexander and Susie. They do not have a family live anymore so Henry goes into the streets. Then they move on once again into a wet and dark flat. There another three babies arrive but just one of them, Victor the third, is able to survive. Because of the bad atmosphere Henry goes out of the house at night and Victor follows him.

Dolly Oblong; Henry’s father; Granny Nash; Victor
Song from chapter two; Rousseau’s Confessions

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Part One
„Prehistory and childhood of the star“

4
(pp. 57-70)
Thanks and bye, Daddy
Henry´s father accomplishes further contract killings. He receives notes with names from Dolly Oblong, informing him about persons Alfred Gandon wants to be dead. The corpses disappear in the rivers of Dublin.
On the way back of one of his nightly tours, he encounters a fevered crowd, which welcomes Edward VII, the English King. A little boy, accompanied by an even smaller boy, insults the king, not knowing who he is. The boy is Henry with his little brother, Victor. The furious crowd attacks the boys, so that Henry´s father interferes, struggling with his wooden leg. Policemen arrive and persecute the Smarts. After a wild pursuit, the father and his children escape into the obscure and stinky canalization. While the father carries his children through the cold canalization of Dublin, he tells them absorbing stories. Then, the one-legged man lets them up on a safe spot, without following them. Being Frustrated, knowing that he will never see his father again, Henry hits the ground with his head until he loses consciousness. Victor helps by waking him up and together they go back to her mother.

The next morning, when Henry´s father arrives in the brothel, plenty policemen attack him, but he manages to escape, though he loses his coat. In that coat the police finds the notes from Dolly Oblong, which exposes Henry´s father, being a contract killer. Henry will never see his father again.

Small analysis

Dolly Oblong (p. 57, l. 1; p. 59, ll. 2-4; p. 70, l. 14)

Alfred Gandon (p. 57, l. 1)

Henry’s father (pp. 57-66, ll. 1-39; pp. 68-69, ll. 7-25)

Victor (p. 59, l. 20)

Flashback:
Dolly Oblong (p. 57, ll. 5-19)

Henry’s father (p. 60, l. 13; p. 67, 17,1 cool

“The Minstrel Boy” (p. 58, l. 22,29): A patriotic Irish song my Thomas Moore

“We´ll go home be the water” (p .64, l. 25): A line from the Irish folksong Brian O´Linn

5
(pp. 71-92)
A short term

In the following years, Henry and Victor establish an inseparable team, living entirely on the streets. They are cunning and agile, feeling untouchable, and they earn money on their own to survive. Henry handles many jobs and is respected by prosperous people, though they distance themselves from him. Besides, Henry appreciates, that he never can overcome the misery, he finds himself into, by working firmly.
Meanwhile Henry is an eight-year-old handsome boy, who looks even older than he really is, attracting women´s attention, knowing of this advantage. They already see him like a seductive and sexual insatiable man, who he will be.

Furthermore Henry and Victor Smart work occasionally with other children together. Once the Irish liberation movement asked them, whether they want to support them in their fight against the ranchers, being paid for it. This time again Henry is “smart” and engaged, but he does not care for his fatherland, Ireland.

Being almost nine years old, Henry decides that he and Victor should attend school and do something for their education. With the desire to read, they go to a public school, entering randomly a class room. The gentle teacher, called Miss O´Shea, lets them participate and Henry perceives her deep affection for him, because she hardly can suppress her wish to touch him. The first school day can be considered as a success for Henry, due to his progress in calculating. Also the next day seems to become successful, but it ends dramatically for Henry and Victor. A nun enters the class room, warning Miss O´Shea and making abusively clear, that Henry and his brother do not belong to this place. After hitting the nun with his father’s wooden leg, Henry and Victor run off.

Later Victor dies, having coughed for several months. Due to the fact that many poor people in Dublin cough, Henry has not paid attention to his brother’s concern and now he experiences Victor not waking up in the morning. It is definitely a shock for Henry, but he decides, not to pick up the incident dramatically, simply having seen too many dead children in Dublin. He leaves the place and remarks that today is the coronation of the new English King. Later he observes two men and a woman burning the Union Jack. They are offended by spectators and policemen discharge them afterwards.

Finally Henry looks for his mother, but she moved away with her children. Being alone, Henry is determined to find his mother.
Victor (pp. 71-87, ll. 1-35)

Henry’s father/ wooden leg (p. 73, l. 36; p. 85, l. 19)

Granny Nash (p. 78, l. 32)

Miss O’Shea (pp. 78-87, ll. 37-3)

Flashback:
Henry’s father/wooden leg (p. 78, l. 25)

Miss O’Shea (p. 87, l. 14)

Victor (p .89; ll. 38-40; p. 90, ll. 18-3 cool

Henry the star (p. 89, l. 10)

“My hat is frozen to my head…” (p. 71, l. 32): A dark and gloomy folksong about a sad love affair

“Holy God, we praise Thy name” (p. 82, l. 30): A popular and well-known German Church Hymns by the Austrian Ignaz Franz (1742)

“Angels, saints and nations sing” (ll. 15/16/17): A Chorus in the Catholic hymn Hall Redeemer, King divine

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Part Two:

“ The Easter Rising“

At the beginning of part two Henry finds himself inside the General Post Office (G.P.O) together with members of the Irish Citizens Army, the Irish Volunteers and the Women of Eumann na mBan (Easter Monday 1916).
He himself is a member of the Irish Citizen´s Army.
Together these political Groups start to build up a barricade, in order to be able to hinder British forces from getting into the G.P.O.
Right at the beginning it becomes clear that Henry does not follow the same interests as the others in the G.P.O do. For him it is not a political, but rather a class war he is fighting in.
However, while having a short break Henry has a flashback thinking of him and the others leaving the Hall and finally occupying the G.P.O under Connolly´s and Pearse´s leadership earlier that day.
Suddenly he sees a huge crowd of people gathering in front of the G.P.O, who Pearse is reading the Proclamation of Independence out to. This is where Henry has a flashback and remembers how Connolly taught him how to read and write.
After the proclamation is being read out, Connolly and Henry discuss about aspects being mentioned in the proclamation (e. g Religion).
After a certain while the crowd enters the G.P.O and takes position in different parts of the building.
As the day goes on Henry faces a group of women wanting to get their allowances. One of them is called Annie, who´s attraction Henry get´s strate away. After a short while he is being kissed by her, due to the fact that he helps the group of women to give them their allowances by convincing Connolly.
Shortly after the women leave, the street in front of the G.P.O is covered in silence.
All of a sudden Henry notices a group of British Dragoons. He and the others open the fire. Surprisingly Henry does not shoot the Dragoons but rather the shops behind them, due to not being able to enter these while he lived on the streets.
Subsequently Henry meets his former teacher Miss O´Shea. She has become a member of the Eumann na mBan, who supply the fighting men with food. This leads to the point where again Henry thinks about his past and him and his brother spending two days together at school being taught by Miss O´Shea.
A few moments later, Henry and the other members of the Irish Citizen´s Army see how people are stealing food and other things from the shops on the opposite side of the road. Henry now realizes that he is on the wrong side of the road. Instead of sitting in the G.P.O he should be out there nicking the gods together with the other people who also could never afford to buy them. The lifting of gods from an Irish shop leads to an argument between Henry, Paddy, Swanzy, Felix (also members of the I.C.A) who fight a class war and the other members of the I.C.A who fight a political war. Connolly realizes their argument and is able to calm everyone down.
Apart from the rifle shots and other warfare noises that have been surrounding Henry and the others for quite some time, 18 pounders suddenly come into action as well, bombing the Custom House.
A few hours later the G.P.O is surrounded by marksmen, who use every possibility to kill someone inside the G.P.O. Furthermore a gunboat starts shooting different buildings, including the G.P.O. While all this is taking place Henry is at the basement, having a sexual intercourse with Miss O´Shea. At this point Henry is 14 and Miss O´ Shea in her mid twenties.
Due to the massive attacks by the British, the electric supply and the messengers, who passed strategic instructions from leader to leader being at different locations in Dublin, could no longer be used in order to communicate. Meanwhile Henry and Miss O´Shea sit in the basement, her telling him that she wants also to fight against the British.
As it got darker the bombardment increased and the G.P.O started to burn. Meanwhile Paddy and Henry are hammering a hole into the wall in order to have an escape route. A few moments later Connolly gets injured and they (about 30 men) decide to leave the building.
On their way Paddy, Swanzy and others are being shot and it seems that Henry is the only one who was able to survive their escape.
On his escape Henry is chased after by British soldiers and ends up being caught by them. Just before Henry is about to be moved into another cell he accidentally manages to get away by falling into an open gully hole. Carried along by the Canac river and the Liffey, he ends up arriving at Annie´s home. She lets him enter and both end up singing different songs. After a while Henry sees how the people outside the window are buying newspapers dealing with Pearse and Clarke (Easter Rising leaders) being shot. Ironically they are the same people who had before spat at Henry for being someone who followed Pearse and Clarke and therefore their political ideas.
However, Annie and Henry leave the house in order to catch some fresh air. On their way Annie and Henry walk past Dolly Oblong´s house, where Annie tells him that she is going to work there once the war is over. Henry tells her that he will be there for her after the war, so that there will be no reason for her to do such a job. Annie does not believe him and so they leave. On their way back home, Henry sees a crowd and next to that crowd he spots Collins. Being very surprised and happy about this incident, he shortly speaks with Collins. After a short while Collins indirectly tells him to leave. Later that day Annie and Henry find themselves lying in bed together after having found out that Connolly was the last person to be shot at the Easter Rising (Friday, 12th May, 1916).

Short analysis:

In chapter 6 the relationship between Miss O´Shea and Henry experiences a climax by him and her having their first sexual intercourse.
This event is described in a very detailed way in order to stress the strong feelings in Miss O´Shea´s and Henry´s relationship (“….there was warm flesh on my face, velvet skin swaying over me then pressing down on me” (ll.39-40 p. 127)).

However, another aspect which is interesting about this part of chapter 6, is the use of a positive and a negative word/sentence describing actions taking place while they are having their sexual intercourse (“…with a rhythm that was cruel and wonderful” (l. 13, p. 12 cool

; (“… and made me feel like the king of the world and a complete and utter fuckin´eejit” (ll.15-16, p.12 cool

)). This shows Henry´s controversial personality.
On the one hand he is a 14 year old who experiences the sexual intercourse as “cruel” while being a “fuckin´eejit” and on the other hand he is an already grown up man, who comes to know sexual intercourse as “wonderful” while feeling like a “king of the world”.

Besides Henry mentions that he finds himself in a class war rather than a political war. This is clarified during the first shooting he is involved where he starts to shoot shops he was never able to enter, as a child, rather than the opposing soldiers (ll. 37-41, p.112).
Together both aspects stress that Henry is still badly affected by his childhood and really does not care about Ireland but rather about the people who are living in it having to suffer from bad circumstances.

All in all one has to say that throughout the hole chapter one does relatively often find evidence that Henry is directed by his bad childhood experiences and does use this to evaluate on events that occur to him.
Flashback: thinking of him leaving at the Hall and arriving at the G.P.O (l.19 ff, p.100-102)

Flashback: brings to mind that Connolly made him learn how to read and write (l. 14-15, p.104)

Flashback: remembers Miss O´Shea teaching him at school (p.115)

Flashback: thinking of his dad and brother while floating through Canac River (ll. 37-40, p.147)

Song: “ Oh thunder and lightning is no lark…”, lines from the 19th century folk song “The Zoological Gardens” (ll. 13-14, p. 124)

Song: “whether on the Scaffold high or on the battlefield I die..”, line from “God Save Ireland” , the unofficial national anthem of the Fenian movement composed in 1867 by Timothy Sullivan (ll.27-29, p. 131)

Song: “ She is the most distressful country that ever was seen” , a line from the Irish folksong” The Wearing of the Green” (ll.31-21, p. 145)

Song: “ The Boys of Wexford”, an Irish ballade which commemorates the Irish rebellion of 1798 (l.6, p.150)

Song: “ In the merry month of May”, lines from the Irish song “ The Rocky Road to Dublin”, which actually starts with “ In the merry months of June” (l.18 ff, p.151)

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Part Three

7
The Bolt Henry Smart

Henry lives with Annie who provides a job on the docks for him where he has to shovel phosphorite and hump bananas. The whole content of his life is now `work and drink and Annie`. The other workers envy him for being stronger than the rest of them.
As some of the Easter Week men return from England and Wales Henry often thinks of Miss O`Shea, Victor, the dead Henry and his mother. Then, Annie`s dead husband comes back and Henry gets homeless again. Henceforward he alternately visits Granny Nash - who informs him about Dolly Oblong and Alfred Gandon and in return he has to bring her books - and Annie.

Someday Henry meets Jack Dalton, a rebel of Easter Week, and Henry comes to know that he`s already a hero. Together the two men want rebuild an army of rebels and start to make plans for their victory. Soon they were going to control the city.
Annie begins to suspect that Henry will leave and maybe never return.
At the end of chapter 7 the rebels get a uniform and Jack talks with Henry about the spies everywhere around them.
Lastly, they meet at there new heading point, the Shanahan`s pub, where Henry becomes acquainted with Michael Collins – also a rebel. Finally he gets sworn into the Irish Republican Brotherhood and murders for the first time rozzer.

Small analyze

In the novel are many repetitions and anaphoras used to clarify Henry`s emotions e.g. on page 162 when he describes how much he loves his work. Furthermore he is very attached to his past right when he often thinks about family members or Miss O`Shea. This is also underlined by the frequently appearance of his father`s leg (e.g. p.185).
Many times phrases of the song The Bolt Henry Smart are given which shows Henry`s high profile and how important this is even for him.

Granny Nash (p.168-173; p.181, ll.26-33)

Dolly Oblong (p.169-170)

Flashback:

Miss O`Shea (p.165, l.28; p.168, ll.25-35; p.183, ll.14-17)

Victor (p.166, ll.2-6)

Alfie Gandon (p.168-171, p.173, ll.7 ; p.181, ll.29-33)

Dolly Oblong (p.169-170)

Henry`s father (p.169, ll. 5-8; p.170, ll.16-20; p.181, ll.29-33)

Henry, the star (p.181-182)

The little toy dog is covered with dust (p.164, ll.15): the first line of the poem The Boy Blue by Eugene Field

Don Quixote de la Mancha (p.168, l.15) : M. de Cervantes` novel about a retired country gentleman

Confessions of an English Opium Eater (p.168, ll.15): autobiographical writing of T. de Quincey

Ivanhoe (p.168, l.35): novel by Sir W. Scott about the knight Ivanhoe
Mountain Charley (p.169, l.1): autobiography of E.J. Guerin, a woman who fought for her new life

A Vindication of the Rights of Women (p.170, l.5): written by Mary Wollstonecraft

The History of Mary Prince (p.171, l.11): first book about a former black female slave

The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole (p.171, l.31): about a nurse who took care of soldiers

Send me away with a smile (p.172, ll.30): song by J. McCormack

Letters of a Javanese Princess (p.173, l.5): by R.A. Kartini about a Javanese national heroine

Uncle Tom`s Cabin (p.181, ll.25): H. Becher Stowe`s anti-slavery novel

The Soldiers Song (p.182, l.20): later became the national Anthem of Ireland
8
The best of men

In the beginning of chapter 8 Henry first says that they just killed one man to wait for the reaction of the British and discusses with Jack their aims. Annie already suspects that Henry has something to do with the killed police man.
The rebels spread all over the world and Henry finds out in a conversation with Jack that Gandon is one of them and actually their landlord.
Furthermore a veteran of 1916 dies – Thomas Ashe – and they go to his funeral where the talking is about a movie for the cinemas. The members of the army get married with women who also spie out for them.
Collins creates a new project of men on bicycles to spread as couriers right through Ireland. Henry also gets a bike to ride as courier for Collins and leaves Dublin for the first time to ride to Granard. As he arrives there he finds out that his trip was just a test by Collins to show his fidelity. In jest the two fight there and Collins punches him til he gets faint.
When Henry awakes he finds himself with one blind eye in Rusg and Miss O`Shea is with him. He talks a lot with the old woman until he rides back to Dublin where Collins already waits for him and tells him that they are nearly complete organized. There`s just a lack of know-how and weapons in their army so Collins gives Henry the function to train the rebels.

Granny Nash (p.193, ll.1-19)

Miss O`Shea (p.204-207)

Flashbacks:

Alfred Gandon (p.193-194)

Miss O`Shea (p.195, ll.7)

Henry, the star (p.200, ll.34-37; p.203, ll.25)

Behind the Scenes (p.193, l.6): by Elizabeth Keckley who was a slave and became the personal tailor of some First Ladies

Let me carry your cross for Ireland (p.194, l.22; p.195, ll.16, 23, 26): lines from The last poem of Thomas Ashe

Put him in to get him out (p.201, l.40): famous slogan that got McGuinness elected

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Part Three
„Way to War“

9

For Ireland, for Henry
At the beginning of chapter 9 Henry is at Annie’s despite her being married. When he leaves, Annie already knows that he will never return to her.
The Sinn Féin party becomes more popular gaining many votes. However, in contrast to other republicans he knows, Henry is not supposed to become a member of parliament (MP). Instead he realizes that those who came from the slums (like him) never got any of the important ranks but did the dirty work.
Henry rides to old Missis O’Shea to train some young people living in that area guerrilla warfare and discipline. During the first meeting he comes to know his contact Ivan who shall become the local leader. The group of young men learns how to use advantages of knowledge, how to shoot a rifle and gains self-confidence towards British (feeling superior). When they finished their training, they have to shout “Fuck You, God” towards the stars. In addition immediately afterwards Henry remembers his past including his father, Victor and Miss O’Shea.
In the following he meets latter while looking for water. Afterwards they marry quite soon. Meanwhile the First Dáil has been established and friction between Ireland and Britain starts.
Moreover there are some indications that Henry is shot in Chicago in several years.
After that, before meeting Granny Nash and Michael Collins in Dublin, Henry is almost caught when he is investigated by G-men. However he manages to convince them that his father’s leg which makes him suspicious is a giant-sized match.
Furthermore Henry hides himself at the home of the Latvian Mister Climanis who seems to be friendly to him. However later on Jack Dalton tells him to stay away from him as he is a spy. In addition Jack also says that the war is not going to be won but their aim would be to drive the British out by increasing their casualties and costs concerning Ireland.
Before he and Miss O’Shea “close” a British post office, Henry assassinates a police man. At the chapter’s end he receives the assignment to kill Annie’s husband obeying the order.

Short analysis
Henry’s assignments begin to become the same as his father’s. He is an assassin by now, as his dad was. Likewise he is interested in Alfred Gandon, not knowing him though, as well. In order to receive information about Alfred Gandon, Henry visits his grandma regularly, giving her stolen books (by female authors).

The shouting at the stars indicates Henry’s feelings concerning his dead brother and his childhood despite he left home several years before.
Formal repetitions are used to show Henry’s feelings towards something e.g. on page 213, when many people are involved in the cause except him, whereas “Henry [gets] wet” – a very disappointing fact. This also indicates the cynical humor that is used throughout the whole novel. Furthermore formal repetitions are used to add new information within a certain scene. For example it could be Henry thinking about a certain aspect during a conversation and the repeated statement appears when he finished thinking about it while the conversation continues.
Alfred Gandon (p. 211, l. 21)

Alfred Gandon (p. 213, l. 25)

Henry’s father/leg (p. 214, l. 2)

(Miss) O’Shea (p. 217, ll. 18ff; p. 218, l. 5)

Flashback:
Henry, the star (p. 230, ll. 26-33)

Victor (p. 231, ll. 4, 16, 21, 24, 27, 2 cool

Henry’s father (l. 17)

Granny Nash (l. 20)

Miss O’Shea (l. 23)

Miss O’Shea (pp. 232-240, ll. 25-14)

Alfred Gandon (p. 233, ll. 9,10)

Henry’s father (p. 235, ll. 27ff)

Granny Nash (pp. 241/242, ll. 35-40)

Alfred Gandon (ll. 11-40)
Miss O’Shea (p. 248, 36f)

Miss O’Shea (pp. 250-253, ll. 20-20)

Miss O’Shea (p. 256, l. 12)

Alfred Gandon (p. 257, l. 16)

“She lives in a mansion of aching hearts, she’s one of the restless throng” (p. 209, ll. 25f): The chorus in the song The Mansion of Aching Hearts by American songwriter Harry von Tilzer and British lycrist Arthur Lamb

“Through by the wayside she fell, she may yet mend her ways” (l. 34): A line from the song Nelson Sisters’ Dennie Murphy’s Daughter Nell in Wehman Bros’s collection of Irish songs

“Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice” (p. 224, l. 17): A book on warefare written by the British army officer Colonell C.E. Callwell in 1896

“Dangerous Dan McGrew” (p. 238, l. 22): A famous drinking song and line from The Shooting of Dan McGrew by Robert William Service

“On War” (p. 258, l. 12): A book by Count Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian General and military writer
10

Three Miracles

Britain has sent Black and Tans, planes and armored cars to Ireland making the life of republicans much harder. In addition the new forces terrorize the population.
Henry, Miss O’Shea and Ivan’s gang attack a barrack in order to steal arms and ammunition. However they are ambushed by Black and Tans who start firing while Henry, his wife and Ivan’s men have to run across a field being easy targets. Miss O’Shea’s arm is hit threefold whereas Henry is badly wounded in his chest. Being rescued by his wife he is in some kind of hypnosis, not realizing his environment properly and having flashbacks as well.
When Henry wakes up he is at some people’s home. At night Miss O’Shea (also called “Our Lady of the Machine Gun” by now) picked him up to avoid the danger of being caught by patrolling Black and Tans.
In the following the couple goes to Templemore to keep up the myth that miracles could happen there. Henry tricks other people by using his father’s wooden leg so that it seemed his real leg has re-grown in front of the saint’s statues.
Afterwards Henry is called to Dublin. Before executing a British agent on (the first) Bloody Sunday he meets Mister Climanis despite being told to stay away from him by Jack Dalton. Besides talking about Mister Climanis being a Jew and a communist, Henry warns him concerning that Jack Dalton beliefs the Latvian is a spy. After the execution Henry decides that he won’t take part in the war anymore.

At the chapters end Henry visits his grandma another time, giving her stolen books to receive information about Alfred Gandon. She tells Henry, he was like his father which wouldn’t be a compliment.
Short analysis
When Henry is shot, the author uses paragraphs with different contents which create tension. Due to the different paragraphs there seem to be sharp cuts between the reality and Henry’s thoughts.
During his hypnosis there are very obvious flashbacks (e.g. page 26 cool

which show his mortality, as on the one hand Henry remembers Victor who is already dead and on the other hand he not only looks back on his father but also smells his coat. The coat smelled like blood and dirt, resulting of his father’s assassinations.
In addition Granny Nash compares Henry with his father. Both kill/-ed people on other’s orders (she judges it negatively). Thus Granny Nash compares the republican leaders with Alfred Gandon.
Miss O’Shea (pp. 260-266, ll. 1-29)

Victor (p. 266, l. 39)

Miss O’Shea (p. 267, ll. 2, 29)

Victor (l. 14)

Flashback:
Victor (p. 268, ll. 14, 26)

Miss O’Shea (ll. 16-19)

Henry’s father/“smell of coat” (ll. 30/31)

Miss O’Shea (pp. 274-283, ll. 5-37)

Henry’s father/leg (pp. 278-283, ll. 26-37)

Granny Nash (p. 289, ll. 19, 26)

Alfred Gandon (ll. 30, 32)

“Oh Paddy dear and did you hear the news that’s going around?” (p. 267, ll. 36/37): A line from the anonymous rebel song Wearing of the Green (179 cool

“I’ll sing a hymn to Mary” (p. 280, l. 12): A popular Christian hymn by F.J. Wyze

“Mother of Christ, Star of the Sea” (ll. 15/16/17): A line from the song: The star of the Sea Hymn

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11
Torture till freedom
Henry has been caught by British agents. In prison, Henry is cudgeled and pressured but he does not betray his fellows until the end. After the first torture in the house and later in prison he is displaced by Auxiliaries of the Welsh Republican Army to Kilmainham as their insurance. At that time Henry recognizes that he had kept imprisoned in Dublin Castle. Arriving in 'The Stonebreakers' Yard', he has to suffer his next torture, consisting of starving, further cudgeling and later confronting with a small box with just two slits in which a female person is caught.
Sitting and waiting in a cell just for next agony, he talks to a guy who seems to know Henry well but without admitting that he really is Henry.
After a few months, Miss O’Shea affranchises him trough buying a guard.
Dick McKee, Peadar Clancy (p. 295, l. 30)

Murphy, Ned Kellet 14th (p. 296, l. 9)

Henry Smart (old) (p. 296, l.14)

Fry (p.302, l. 1 cool

Tim Doyle (p.304, l. 31)
“Do I want to see my mammy anymore?” [“Do I ? Yes I do.”]
(p.295, l. 34)

12
Henry Cleans Up
Henry talks to Ivan again, who had become very powerful and feels himself in the position to become the new leader of Ireland. Ivan says that Henry will be killed because some important people in the IRA consider him as a spy and consequently as an endangerment for their aims.
After the talk Henry attempts to convince his wife of accompanying him to Dublin. She declines and so he asks her to keep away her actions from Ivan's territory at any rate.
Henry tries to find Mr.Climanis, his old friend, but he seems to be dead. He blames Jack Dalton for the death and he does not negate it. Moreover he self is now on the blacklist. Leaving the house he catches sight of his enemies and escapes from Dublin trough the city's sewerage to see his daughter. He comes back to murder his last victim, Alfie Gandon, the one who might have killed his father and to visit his wife in the prison. The novel ends with Henry thinking about what to do next.
Terence MacSwiney (p.307, l. 1)

Rory O´ Connor (p. 307, l. 4)

Ivan Reynolds (p. 307, l. 14)

Tom Barry (p. 307, l.9)

Connolly (p. 314, l. 30)

O´ Gandúin (p. 315, l. 1 cool

Robert Briscoe (p. 322, l. 11)

Michael Noyk (p. 322, l. 11)

Michael Collins (p. 325, l. 9)

Saoirse (p. 336, l. 30)
Boys of Kilmichael (p. 307, l. cool

“A friend to the Yid, was the bold Henry Smart” (p. 322, l. 24)

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