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Brooklyn Cultural Context - Coggle Diagram
Brooklyn Cultural Context
Gender roles
The film suggest that 1950s ireland was a restrictive stifling place for women
The role of women was very limited at this time
We view a change in the role of women when Eilis emigrates
Men also have distinct gender roles
Gender plays a significant role in the storyline of Brooklyn
Marriage
Marriage is important to Tony a promise is not enough
It is in the final scenes of the film where we see how marriage impacts quite dramatically on Eilis life
Much of the social life in Enniscorthy revolves around weddings
The view of marriage is largely a positive one
But marriage is significant in both settings
Religion
The opening scene shows Elis at mass with her boss Miss Kelly
Eilis seems tired and bored
In NY religion plays a broader role in the community than in Enniscorthy
The catholic church plays a huge role in the lives of the Irish people in the 1950s
Eilis passage to NY is paid for by Father Flood- an emigrant priest who plays a key role in her life
He shows the influence and power of the church, it has contacts to secure work and housing for irish emigrants
Social class
Miss Kelly believes a person's worth is determined by their wealth and position in society
The social structure of life is inflexible
America offers the opportunity for those who work hard to make a new life for themselves
She leaves Ireland because she has no hope of finding a job
This film explores social class in ireland and the US
Society
The society is diverse
The ireland she leaves behind is white and predominantly catholic New York helps Eilis become a more open and confident person
Ireland was struggling economically at this time and seems quite stale culturally
It was a country dominated by the Catholic church
Christmas Day shows so many Irish men- the lost, the lonely and the defeated
There are two distinct cultural contexts- 1950s Ireland and New York