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The Butcher Boy Response

 

            A neglected Francie Brady produces a murderer, due to 1960 Ireland's inability to accept someone's differences relating to the governmental status and world wide events dealing with issues such as racism and war. All throughout The Butcher Boy, Francie Brady was continuously looked down upon as a disgrace to society, "They couldn't make up their minds who was going to speak .You say hello to him. No "you do! . I think they thought I was going to pull a machine gun out from under my coat drrr die you dogs. (p.108)- Whether considered a creation of his own imagination or the truth, the pity shown towards Francie contributes to the deterioration of his mental state. Even before the death of his mother and father, Francie is eccentric to an impractical extent; these theories are based on the mentality partakes when talking to fish and snowflakes.
             Another impression set throughout the novel is the denial of mentally challenged persons in the 60's; mental issues are now faced through therapy and drug intake, which is now a common way of life, whereas in Francie's time, it was a disgrace to require pills. The lack of assistance Francie receives through his hard times creates a void that grows deeper with each incidence of violence and loss. After Francie is admitted into the "house with a hundred windows,"" he begins to hallucinate how life should be for himself, but never realizes his own misfortune. Francie's desire to be everyone else shows that his confidence is weak, just like that of similar people today. Unfortunately for Francie, they are incapable of doing anything at the hospital regarding his condition and are reluctantly sent back into the world; an understanding is breached with this concept about how challenged people face the troubles of the world with or without the needed support. If Francie were to credit support, he might have reached a less inferior mentality and could have secured him a safer, saner future, even with the dismissal he receives from everyone he ever loved.


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