John McGahern

In the story "Korea," John McGahern depicts different types of death using repeated images of hands, the death of flowers and the fishing industry, and the father's and son's feelings about one...

"The Stoat" by John McGahern intertwines several narratives, including a father's search for companionship, his son's transition to college, and an allegorical story of a stoat killing a rabbit. Set...

Dialogue, structure, and motif are all ways that McGahern makes the relationship between the father and son so memorable. For your essay you might look at each of these three aspects. For example,...