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campaign of ostracism, his brother Thomas believes that only violence can achieve an end to landlordism and ultimately bring about Irish freedom. The brothers' conflict becomes in effect a reflection of the wider attitude in
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thirty years beforehand. The novel also employs the device of beginning each chapter with a number of actual contemporary news reports from the international media.
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