Review of the "Dead"
It's set at the Christmas party of Gabriel Conroy's (Christopher Walken) music-loving aunts, where three generations gather each year for a holiday feast. This year, a guest's song awakens a memory for Gabriel's wife (Blair Brown) and revives a long-buried passion.It was dawn when Gabriel and Gretta Conroy, Mr. Bartell D'Arcy, and Miss O'Callaghan left the Misses Morkans' annual dance. There had been some dancing, piano playing, singing, conversing, and dining at the gathering. The sky was still dark as the group began their walk, with Mr. D'Arcy and Gretta leading the way. Gretta was particularly quiet and indifferent, in comparison to Gabriel, who was feeling much affection for his wife. He was proud and happy to have Gretta as his wife, having witnessed her grace and composure at the party. Gabriel was full of emotions; he wanted to be alone with Gretta, to hold her, even protect her. All he wanted was to remember the moments of ecstasy he and Gretta shared, not the dull, plain life they usually led. Gabriel could not wait to be alone with his wife, and be rid of their present company.
Even without the minor characters and details, there is still a strong dead theme: Michael Furey, the dead sweetheart brings about Gabriel's realization that his marriage is dead itself. By starting at the point where Gretta and Gabriel leave the Morkans' residence, the reader is spared many insignificant characters and details that unnecessarily complicates and lengthens the story. He asked her what she was thinking about, and at first she did not say anything, then suddenly burst into tears. Gabriel started to get jealous and angry, until Gretta said that Michael had died when he was only seventeen. He held off, and instead, told her about the loan he gave to Freddy Malins. He also thought about the emotions he had been feeling before, about his aunts' annual dance, and how his aunt Julia would die soon. Gretta sobbed uncontrollably after finishing her story, and cried herself to sleep. The man's name was Michael Furey, and he had been in the gasworks. She continued to weep as she proceeded to tell Gabriel about a young man with a very good voice who sang the same song a long time ago. When Gabriel asked Gretta how Michael died, she surprised him by saying that she believed that Michael had died for her. Michael had fallen ill before Gretta was to leave for the convent, and he had told her that he did not want to live. There was very little conversation amongst them, and when the cab reached the hotel, Gabriel paid the driver as he and Gretta disembarked. The title still makes sense, even though the story is shortened ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. While Gretta slept, Gabriel watched her, all the while thinking about the man who had died for his wife, and how he paled in comparison.
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