The-no-man's land in Pa Rick Kavanagh's the great hunger

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As far as no- man's- land is concerned, the following study isdetermined to show and demonstrate that Patrick Maguire, theprotagonist of Patrick Kavanagh's poem The Great Hunger, is beingwarned from the most important dynamics of life: women, childrenand hope, as if they were mines which go off in case of treadingor touching.

These things, according to Maguire's mother and thechurch, prevent further farm progression and impede and restricthis power as a man whose only interest is supposed to be restrictedto agriculture and rearing animals instead of wife and childrenwhich are considered retarding factors as dictated to him.

In addition, they have a great influence in contaminating man's innocenceand, as a result his spiritual ties with his God are devastated.

So, life, other than the farm, for Patrick Maguire is a no- man's- landthat is rife with horrendous things against which he must strive tobe in the safe side.

Maguire goes on suppressing his energy untilthis self- estrangement and intimidation render him to a slave toshyness, fear, then to phobia.