Commentary on Act 1 of the book Translations by Brian Friel :: English Literature

Commentary on Act 1 of the book Translations by Brian FrielThe hypothesis divide of the play Translations tells us in greatperiod active where the play is set. It is set in a hedge-school, whichwas a disused barn or hay-shed. The opening of the play makes us m emeritusthat there ar two means of isolation. The language binds together thecommunity and in this play we will see how differences in languagesplit society. hired hand is teaching Sarah to converse as the play begins. He is being really(prenominal)patient with her and he thinks that it is important to teach her toarticulate, Come on, Sarah. This is our secret. When you see howSarah is finding it hard to speak English it makes you detect that sheis the symbol for Irelands backward position. Jimmy on the other handrepresents the educated civilised tradition of old Ireland. He is a educatee, however Sarah is the opposite. She is a contemporaneous Ireland,as she has no voice to speak out. She has no capacity for taking partin the new world. Sarah just wants to become part of the society.The way hired hand is pushing Sarah to speak, for example, Raise yourhead. Shout it out. Nobodys listening. You feel that Manus does notwant Sarah to be a nobody in the community, so he is helping her. Theway that Sarah acts most Manus makes you feel that she fancies him,Manus hugs Sarah. She smiles in shy, embarrassed pleasure.Jimmy is reading The Odyssey. As he is a scholar he can read books inGreek. He sees himself as a person in the story, Sure look at whatthe same turf-smoke has done to myself This is not very scholarshiplike of Jimmy as he relates the text in a very un-scholar like way tohimself. He also says things that are very sexually orientated, ifyou had a woman like that about the house, its not stripping aturf-bank youd be thinking about-eh? and she cant get her fill ofmen. Jimmy asks Manus whom he would pick out of Athena, Artemis andHelen. All of these people are characters from the book Jimmy is reading. This shows that Jimmy has a very limited view and conceptionof what he is reading. Manus asks Sarah whom he should pick thisshows that he considers her view to be important. The way Jimmy actsin this part of the play makes you feel that he is very intellectual scarcely he is living his life in a book, he feels he is almost aCommentary on Act 1 of the book Translations by Brian Friel English LiteratureCommentary on Act 1 of the book Translations by Brian FrielThe opening paragraph of the play Translations tells us in greatdetail about where the play is set. It is set in a hedge-school, whichwas a disused barn or hay-shed. The opening of the play makes us seethat there are two means of isolation. The language binds together thecommunity and in this play we will see how differences in languagesplit society.Manus is teaching Sarah to speak as the play begins. He is being verypatient with her and he thinks that it is important to teach her toarticulate, Come on, Sarah. This i s our secret. When you see howSarah is finding it hard to speak English it makes you feel that sheis the symbol for Irelands backward position. Jimmy on the other handrepresents the educated civilised tradition of old Ireland. He is ascholar, however Sarah is the opposite. She is a contemporary Ireland,as she has no voice to speak out. She has no capacity for taking partin the modern world. Sarah just wants to become part of the society.The way Manus is pushing Sarah to speak, for example, Raise yourhead. Shout it out. Nobodys listening. You feel that Manus does notwant Sarah to be a nobody in the community, so he is helping her. Theway that Sarah acts around Manus makes you feel that she fancies him,Manus hugs Sarah. She smiles in shy, embarrassed pleasure.Jimmy is reading The Odyssey. As he is a scholar he can read books inGreek. He sees himself as a person in the story, Sure look at whatthe same turf-smoke has done to myself This is not very scholarshiplike of Jimmy as he relates the text in a very un-scholar like way tohimself. He also says things that are very sexually orientated, ifyou had a woman like that about the house, its not stripping aturf-bank youd be thinking about-eh? and she cant get her fill ofmen. Jimmy asks Manus whom he would pick out of Athena, Artemis andHelen. All of these people are characters from the book Jimmy isreading. This shows that Jimmy has a very limited view and conceptionof what he is reading. Manus asks Sarah whom he should pick thisshows that he considers her view to be important. The way Jimmy actsin this part of the play makes you feel that he is very intellectualbut he is living his life in a book, he feels he is almost a