The story centres on Veronica’s attempt to uncover the truth of both her and Liam’s traumatic experience by delving into past events and supposing to write down her findings. This event is of course the molestation of Liam by her grandmother’s Landlord, Lamb Nugent, an event witnessed by Veronica herself. Although, this aspect of the story is not revealed immediately, Veronica makes her intentions clear at the beginning of the novel, “I need to bear witness to an uncertain event” (Enright 1). Whilst giving a testimony of why Veronica believes her brother killed himself, the reader is led to believe that Liam and to some extent Veronica herself are victims of sexual abuse. The Gathering is narrated in the first person by a woman named Veronica Hegarty, whose family has gathered in Dublin for the funeral of their brother Liam, an alcoholic, who committed suicide in England. I will outline reasons as to why fictional writing becomes an effective method of narrative, as opposed to non-fictional writing, when depicting painful past experiences. In light of her recent achievement I have decided to write a blog pertaining to her Booker Prize novel The Gathering. At the end of January Anne Enright was named the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland.
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He has discovered that there are what he calls keystone habits, where change in them will trigger a whole host of other changes. The book is bound to be helpful to those suffering from mental illnesses, to their loved ones, and to all of us.ĭuhigg refers to neuroscientific studies of the brain and brain imaging to help us understand habit formation and how to change habits. Most behavioral disorders are exacerbated by habits that get in the way of healing. These habits help explain alcoholism, addiction to gambling, anxiety, depression, smoking, over-eating and under-exercising, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and a host of other behaviors. He analyzes the nature of these routines and how we may go about changing them. So much of our functioning includes chunks of habits. And he points out that without most of our life operating out of habit, we would be cognitively overwhelmed. His writing is informed by a review of many, many scientific articles. “Ninety-nine percent of human activity is done out of mere habit.”Ĭharles Duhigg, a graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Business School and winner of numerous awards among them, awards from the National Academies of Sciences and National Journalism, and finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize has written a much-acclaimed book. “All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits,” William James wrote. Gerda and Kai have a window box garden to play in, and they become devoted to each other as playmates, and as close as if they were siblings. The two families grow vegetables and roses in window boxes placed on the gutters. They could get from one's home to the other's just by stepping over the gutters of each building. Years later, a little boy Kai (often spelled "Kay" or "Kaj" in translations) and a little girl Gerda live next door to each other in the garrets of buildings with adjoining roofs in a large city. It is regularly included in selected tales and collections of his work and is frequently reprinted in illustrated storybook editions for children. The story is one of Andersen's longest and most highly acclaimed stories. The story centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by Gerda and her friend, Kai. It was first published 21 December 1844 in New Fairy Tales. " The Snow Queen" ( Danish: Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The Snow Queen (Russian: Снежная королева, Snezhnaya koroleva) is a 1957 Soviet animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. 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