In a town full of broken houses, sewage, and cold and wet, the most humane thing is that clear night of a total lunar eclipse, where poor and pious people wait for the moonlight to fall, annihilate, and fall again, as if everyone is open to the Holy Spirit He lived through his own filth, repented and was full of blood, and then continued to hide under the musty rubble. And Frankee looked back at himself, under the protection of angels for more than ten years, so that he could survive and even go to the land of the Statue of Liberty to pursue that white tooth and his own toilet.
I admire this mother who loves her children and her family. When the school insisted that Frankee repeat a grade and the child could not face the classmates who ran downstairs, she put her strong and warm arms around her son to face the setbacks.
I also like aunt Aggie very much. Apart from giving Frankee a dress that looks like a coming-of-age ceremony, telling him that it is not boots but shoes, it also makes him more sure of himself in his heart and more confident to save money to go back to the United States through hard work.
I have seen several films that reflect the history of the feud between the Irish and the English. The power of religion is infinite, and repentance is a way of self-examination and cleansing of the soul. Father left on Christmas Day, and it is always sad and heartbroken to think of it any day after. Can't help but feel sorry for the poor families and society of Ireland in that era. Looking back on this history, I found the following information on the Internet:
Like the Jews, the Irish immigrated to the United States on a large scale because of persecution. In history, Ireland and England were two island nations side by side. At the end of the 12th century, King Henry II of England took advantage of the infighting in Ireland to lead an army to land in Ireland and force various princes to swear allegiance to him by force.
Under the continuous armed attack of the United Kingdom, the Irish people not only did not give in, but also preserved their own language and cultural traditions. In the 16th century, the English converted to Christianity, while the Irish were devout Catholics. Because of different religious beliefs, the contradictions between them are even more difficult to reconcile.
In 1603, the Stuart dynasty entered the United Kingdom, and then accelerated the pace of colonizing Ireland. A large number of Protestants came to the province of Ulster in northern Ireland, and it took ten years to establish the first colony, but also planted the seeds of hatred for future conflicts.
The Protestants plundered the land recklessly, and by the end of the 18th century, 90% of the land in Ireland was in the hands of the British, and the Irish had to lease the land from the British landlords. In addition, British landlords usually do not live in Ireland, and after the land is subcontracted layer by layer, the final rent is outrageously high.
In such a case, the Irish went bankrupt in large numbers and even became beggars. To make matters worse, between 1845 and 1849, a serious outbreak of potato diseases and insect pests broke out in Europe, and the potato production on which the Irish depended for a living decreased significantly, and the famous "Irish Famine" broke out.
Life was unsustainable, and there was only a dead end to stay in Ireland. It was better to go to the British North American colonies to fight, so there was a peculiar phenomenon that the Irish in the United States were ten times more than the motherland.
In 1949, thanks to the efforts of countless Irish people, the Republic of Ireland was finally established. However, the first six northern counties to be colonized by the British were eventually left in England because of the majority of Protestants. This is absolutely unacceptable to the Irish, and the "Northern Ireland issue" has therefore become a hemp in the politics of the two countries.
After a long and unsuccessful struggle, coupled with extreme religious hatred, some radical Irish became the originator of European terrorism. They have created a series of assassinations and explosions in the UK, so that London has not dared to place trash cans on the street, even if they are used transparently.
Therefore, the Irish can be said to be one of the pioneers of the United States, which is a historical origin. Ireland's domestic population is only 4 million, but there are at least 45,000 Irish living in the United States, which is the second largest ethnic group in the United States after Germans. Irish people have a high passion for politics, and at least 14 of the 45 presidents of the United States have Irish ancestry.
Such as Kennedy, Nixon and so on. It is absolutely unexpected that Obama is of Irish ancestry even though he is black. In 2011, Obama went to Ireland to find his roots, to see where his great-great-grandfather lived.
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