"Fugue"

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This paper presents a brief biographical synopsis of the author, Sean O'Faolain, illustrating his life in an Ireland that was mired deeply and seemingly inextricably in the Irish Protestant-Catholic struggle. The paper discusses "Fugue", a short story by Sean O'Faolain, and explains how O'Faolain's life experiences are clearly depicted throughout the story. The writer claims that the short story mirrors the Irish idealism and political struggles that surrounded O'Faolain his entire life.

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"Sean O'Faolain lived through most of the major events that marked the tumultuous history of the 20th century. He lived through the Great Depression of the 1930's, as well as WWI and WWII, America's Vietnam War, and the beginnings of the war in the Persian Gulf in 1991. O'Faolain saw the world change dramatically in his lifetime, and witnessed events such as the birth of the automobile, the space program, the widespread use of the telephone, and the development of the Internet. O'Faolain was born into an Ireland that was mired deeply and seemingly inextricably mired in the Irish Protestant-Catholic struggle. The Irish Republican Army became a strong force in Ireland of the 1900's and many young Irish men, including O'Faolain were caught up in this struggle. The Easter Rising of 1916 marked O'Faolain's youth, and the civil war of the 1920's in Ireland marked his young adulthood. By the time of O'Faolain's death in 1991, tensions in Ireland continued."

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