There, the narrator and Liam overhear funeral attendants talking about Uncle Eddie. Ena dies, and the family attends her funeral. Feet, an extract from Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane, depicts the death of a young girl, Una, from the perspective of her unnamed older brother. When a priest arrives to administer to her, the narrator goes home to summon his father. The narrator’s Aunt Ena, who is sick, starts coughing up blood. The uncles suggest that Tony may have seen Uncle Eddie there, but this is not confirmed. This in-depth study guide offers summaries & analyses for all 6 chapters of Reading in the Darkby Seamus Deane. Another uncle of the narrator, Tony McIlhenny, moved to Chicago years ago. He discusses American cities with his uncles, and they discuss the “Big Blue Yonder,” meaning ultimate destruction (37). Like Derry, Chicago had a fire, and the narrator is intrigued by it. Actor Stephen Rea, joint director with Deane of Field Day, read the chapter Religious Knowledge, September 1954 from Deane's novel Reading in the Dark. The narrator muses on American cities, noting that Chicago is a “place I longed to see” (37). The narrator also describes the ruined distillery where Eddie worked and where he supposedly disappeared after a shoot-out. While the Protestants host many, official fires, the Catholics host only one religious bonfire on August 15, which is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The narrator describes the different kinds of bonfires that Protestants and Catholics host in Derry.
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