in his decision to commit murder. As Larsen is confronted with two explains, “Willie paths and two rival goddesses--he must choose between . . . the for love virgin’s sacrifice and the sacrifice for hate . . . the razor or the Willie mother’s mother’s lover’s lamp?” If decides to take the path of revenge, he decides to let destructive power dictate history’s his life. His suicide proves to be the factor that determines fate. mother’s Willie’s Larsen illustrates must be slaughtered with a Willie’s viewpoint, explaining, “Rudkin butcher knife. Throwing over the years of preparation for the rebuilding of Kilneagh in his stead, turning his back on Kilneagh and Marianne, Willie follows his father’s Willie chooses to give into destructive power and allows it mother’s example.” history’s to govern his future. Later in the novel, even Marianne gives in to power, history’s ominously declaring to Father are always Kilgariff, “Destruction casts shadows which there: surely you see that, Father? We will never escape the shadows of destruction that pervade (179). The effect of devastation and the ramifications that Kilneagh” Kilneagh’s followed permeate the lives of Willie and his loved ones and reflect power to history’s forge destruction. The power of the past is also reflected in schooldays. Although he Willie’s himself asserts that best to he is not allowed to forget. As McAlindon “It’s forget “ (96), school, Miss . . . fondness entails in effect a determination not expounds, “At Halliwell’s to allow him forget his tragic past: he must remain an object of pity for her affections to Wherever he goes, Willie is reminded of his past. Even if he wanted to feed on” (8-9). forget his past, he a chance to; he truly is a fool for fortune. Father Kilgariff isn’t given also engrained the importance of the past in mind. He taught Willie about the Willie’s power of history; he described historical heroes that exemplified pacifism, reason, and
in his decision to commit murder. As Larsen explains, “Willie is confronted with two paths and two rival goddesses--he must choose between . . . the virgin’s sacrifice for love and the mother’s sacrifice for hate . . . the mother’s razor or the lover’s lamp?” If Willie decides to take the path of revenge, he decides to let history’s destructive power dictate his life. His mother’s suicide proves to be the factor that determines Willie’s fate. Larsen illustrates Willie’s viewpoint, explaining, “Rudkin must be slaughtered with a butcher knife. Throwing over the years of preparation for the rebuilding of Kilneagh in his father’s stead, turning his back on Kilneagh and Marianne, Willie follows his mother’s example.” Willie chooses to give into history’s destructive power and allows it to govern his future. Later in the novel, even Marianne gives in to history’s power, ominously declaring to Father Kilgariff, “Destruction casts shadows which are always there: surely you see that, Father? We will never escape the shadows of destruction that pervade Kilneagh” (179). The effect of Kilneagh’s devastation and the ramifications that followed permeate the lives of Willie and his loved ones and reflect history’s power to forge destruction. The power of the past is also reflected in Willie’s schooldays. Although he himself asserts that “It’s best to forget “ (96), he is not allowed to forget. As McAlindon expounds, “At school, Miss Halliwell’s . . . fondness entails in effect a determination not to allow him forget his tragic past: he must remain an object of pity for her affections to feed on” (8-9). Wherever he goes, Willie is reminded of his past. Even if he wanted to forget his past, he isn’t given a chance to; he truly is a fool for fortune. Father Kilgariff also engrained the importance of the past in Willie’s mind. He taught Willie about the power of history; he described historical heroes that exemplified pacifism, reason, and
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