The Irish have long loomed in American imagination. From Mr. Dooley to Scarlett O'Hara to Randall Patrick McMurphy, they have appeared as powerful symbols in popular American fiction, standing for will power and unbowed determination (in the case of Ms. O'Hara, who would never go hungry again) or for deep-seated sanity and freedom of spirit (in the case of R.P. McMurphy, the … [Read more...] about The Irish Moment
The Irish Moment
By Thomas Cahill