Guests of the Nation

by Frank O'Connor

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What are the parts of structure of "Guests of the Nation"?

What is the tone of "Guests of the Nation"?

What is the significance of the title of Frank O'Connor's short story "Guests of the Nation"? What literary technique is illustrated by the story's title?  

What are the personalities and character traits that stand out about Belcher and Hawkins?

Why is it ironic that Hawkins is the first man to be killed in "Guests of the Nation"?

What is a summary of "Guests of the Nation"?

In "Guest of the Nation" by Frank O'Connor, how does Donovan in contrast to others represent a possible theme to the story?

In Frank O'Connor's short story "Guests of the Nation," who is the real outsider and who is the real enemy?  

Why does O'Connor mention the message from Mary Brigid O'Connell about her brother's socks in "Guests of the Nation"?

What are comparisons in the old woman's interest in religion with that of Noble and Hawkins?

What is the central idea of "Guests of the Nation?"

In Frank O'Connor's short story "Guests of the Nation," why do the Irish soldiers kill their English "guests"?

In Frank O'Connor's short story "Guests of the Nation," how do the characters make and break bonds based on categories of identity?  

In Frank O'Connor's short story "Guests of the Nation," how are the first and last words of the title related to a particular aspect of the story's style?

Identify the significant major internal and external conflicts in "Guests of the Nation."

How has Bonaparte has changed at the end of "Guests of the Nation"?

In Frank O'Connor's "Guests of the Nation," discuss how the idea or concept of the story (specific quote or part in this short story) demonstrates the collective trauma of war. Collective trauma is a psychological term for when a group of people experience a shock together.  

How important is the setting in "Guests of the Nation"?

What do you think O'Connor is trying to say about human beings and their connections to eachother?

In "Guests of the Nation," what is the thematic purpose of the final paragraph?

What would be a good theme song for "Guests of the Nation" by Frank O'Connor?

What is the main point to the situation in the story, "Guests of the Nation?"

I am trying to find personal conflict, inner conflict, conflict between countries, and the conflict Bonaparte experiences.

what function is served in part 2 by putting the argument between noble and hawkins

How does O'Connor describe the English soldiers and their Irish captors in section I of the story?

How does the narrator's character differ from Donavan's throughout "Guests of the Nation?"

In O'Connor's "Guests of the Nation" what is the significance of varying between characters' perspectives? 

For Hawkins, what does he believe in? Does he care about the outcome of the struggle? Is he fighting for a cause?

How is Bonaparte considered naive?

What is the best way to determine tone in the short stories "A Rock Trying to Be a Stone" by Sergio Troncoso and "Guests of the Nation" by Frank O'Connor?