Essay mary beckett s belfast woman

"Belfast Woman" is a short story of an elderly woman, Mrs Harrison, who lives as a Catholic in a street where mainly Protestants own most of the houses. She has to face many difficulties to live on in a country where religion has such a great effect on people's life.

The message that “A Belfast Woman” has for me is that no matter how much darkness and hurt there is there is always hope. It is symbolized in the end when the man brings up the sunset. This story to me shows you there will be obstacles but we just have to get through them. As you can see Ireland has a lot of history.

Liam O’Flaherty’s “Going into Exile” and Mary Beckett’s “A Belfast Woman” are short stories written about Ireland. “Going into Exile” and “A Belfast Woman” have historical elements. “Going into Exile” and “A Belfast Woman” have sociological elements.

"Beckett is often praised for giving voice to the ordinary people of Northern Ireland, especially women. 'A Belfast Woman' takes place against the sectarian conflict that broke out in the 1970s and that continues sporadically today.