The Prince of my Soul / Bernadette Devlin

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Parker Greene

The Prince of my Soul / Bernadette Devlin

" I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on the simple rule of thumb, highly satisfying to a ten-year-old, that Irish equals good, English equals bad. At the age of twelve I made my first political protest. " (pg. 187)

Bernadette Devlin was very influential in her time, but in an almost extreme manor with how she spoke to people causing incitement almost. The way she starts her book with the quote above is a real statement to make so early on and especially during her time period. There are hardly any women in parliament during this time due to the social class structure and still to this day there is less women in parliament than men. I know that when writing a story the writer wants a great hook, but I think that this was meant to be more than just a great hook for a book. I think that what Bernadette Devlin was trying to do here was show early on that this women's narrative would want to be read by others. Bernadette Devlin does an amazing job telling her story while properly conveying and she was also sounding empowering for both the common person and also women. Bernadette Devlin may had been a bit extreme in her ways, she was still someone who was inspiring to others and brought change in her tracks.