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the main character has no name, something that puts emphasis on the lower status of women
is carachtar gan ainm í an príomhcharachtar, rud a chuireann béim ar ísle stádais na mban
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there's humour (black humour) at the start of the story
tá an grann (an dúghreann) chun tosaigh sa scéal
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we see humour in the direct speach or the conversation between the couple
feicimid an greann seo sa chaint dhíreach nó sa chomhrá idir an lánúin
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the writer exercises a abrupt style, enjoyable, effective in the short story
cleachtann an t-údar stíl ghonta, thaitneamhach, éifeachtach sa ghearrscéal
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theres some good themes about the chapter in the this short story: marriage; life of housewives; womens freedom; boredom; role of women in society.
tá roinnt mhaith téamaí faoi chaibidil sa ghearrscéal seo: an pósadh; saol na mná tí; saoirse na mban; leadrán; ról na mban sa tsochaí
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the feelings at the start are impatience, anger, humour, sarcasm and mocking
is iad na mothúcháin atá chun tosaigh ná mífhoighne, fearg, greann, searbhas agus magadh
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this is a short story written in the form of a conversation
is gearrscéal é an saothar seo atá scríofa i bhfoirm comhrá
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life of married women is at the start of the story and the communication between married couples
is é saol na mná pósta atá chun tosaigh sa scéal agus an caidreamh a bhíonn idir lánúin phósta
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it makes no difference if she's there or not
is cuma í a bheith ann nó as
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even though there is development in the story, it finishes the way it starts
cé go ndéantar forbairt áirithe sa scéal, críochnaíonn an scéal mar a thosaíonn sé
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at the start of the story we see the couple sitting down next to the fire without a word out of them
ag tús an scéil feicimid an lánúin ina suí cois tine gan focal astu
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the man is reading his paper and has no desire to talk
tá an fear ag léamh an nuachtáin is níl fonn cainte air
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very little love is shown between the couple
is beag grá a léirítear idir an lánúin áirithe seo
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theres a married couple sitting down next to the fire in the evening
tá lánúin phósta ina suí cois tine tráthnóna
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the women is trying to talk to sean, her husband
tá an bhean ag iarraidh labhairt le Séan, a fear céile
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the man is not paying attention because he's reading the paper
níl sé ag tabhairt aon airde uirthi mar go bhfuil an nuachtán á léamh aige
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she says she's in the paper
der sí go bhfuil sí sa nuachtán
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the man doesn't believe her
ní chreideann an fear í
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she thinks he's more interested in the newspaper than her
ceapann sí go bhfuil níos mó suime aige sa nuachtán ná mar atá aige inti
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the man thinks the she had no right collecting private information about people
ceapann an fear nach raibh aon cheart aici eolas príobháideach faoi dhaoine eile a fháil
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