The Autobiography Of Maud Gonne And Kathleen Clarke: Revolutionary Woman
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There is never a lifetime when a family member of a certain family does not come
in conflict with one or another. A conflict is stated to be “to come into collision or
disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash” (Dictionary.com).
Whether a family is important to the members of the family or not, there may always be
some kind of disagreement between two family members or occasionally multiple family
members. Family conflicts are highly presentable in the novels, The Autobiography of
Maud Gonne, by Maud Gonne herself, and Kathleen Clarke: Revolutionary Woman,
written by Kathleen Clarke. In these two texts, conflicts are presentable precisely
between two people. In one of the texts, it is shown between two brothers…show more content… His name was Tommy. This was the name of Maude Gonne’s father who had died
early on in her life. He died after her mother had also past away when her and her sister
were small children. Inside Tommy’s will, he had written for his bother, William, to take
in Maud and her younger sister, Kathleen, into his home if Tommy were to pass away.
Tommy was a great man. He loved life and had helped many people throughout the
years. His death had left a blank in so many people’s lives. Apparently his brother
William did not see the wonderful qualities that his brother had had and felt the need to
think so harshly about him. Uncle William had disagreed with the way his brother had
raised Maud and Kathleen growing up.
For the first morning together living in Uncle Williams house, after the death of
Tommy, William told Maud and Kathleen that they should be down for breakfast
the next morning at approximately 9 o’clock. The nurse who lives in the house, as well,
had told them that it is 9 o’clock because he reads family prayers before breakfast