Physical Escape: Success? - Sive Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Success?
A
No — completely unsuccessful and tragically fatal.
2
Q
Key points
A
• Sive has allies in Liam, Nanna, Pats — but no power of her own.
• Keane uses stage directions to highlight her broken spirit:
“Tired and dispirited… she rises slowly, wearily.”
• Meena and Thomasheen’s manipulation wins.
• Final escape is through suicide:
“Drowning at the bottom of a bog hole.”
• Her potential is stolen by greed, lies, and oppression.
3
Q
Effect
A
• Keane shows a bleak, unforgiving world where innocence is crushed.
• Unlike Days Without End and Lady Bird, Sive never gets a chance to reclaim control.
• Her death is a stark contrast to the hope and growth in the other two texts.
