Téama

• Is é saoirse agus stadás íseal na mná príomh-théama an ghearrscéil seo.
  • Freedom and the low status of women are the main themes in this short story.
• Is léir go bhfuil frustrachas an domhain ar an bpríomhcharachtar, mar níl saoirse ar bith aici.
  • It's clear that the main character is very frustrated because she has no freedom.

• Sna seanlaethata, bhí róil cinnte don fhear agus don bhean sa phósadh. Bhí ar an fhear dul amach ag obair chun airgead a thuilleamh , agus bhí ar an mbean fanacht sa bhaile, agus an teach a choiméad in ord is in eagar.
  • In the olden days, there were certain roles for men and women in the marriage. The man had to go out and work to earn money and the woman had to stay at home. and keep the house organised.
• Gan amhras ar bith , is é an comhionannas téama eile sa scéal. Caitheadh le mná mar shaoráinithe den dara grád.
  • Without a doubt, equality is also a theme in the story. Women are treated as second-class citizens.

• Ní chaitheann Seán go maith lena bhean chéile i mo thuairim.
  • In my opinion, Seán does not treat his wife well.
• Ní chuireann sé ceisteanna uirthi faoin lá a bhí aici agus ní thugann sé aire don leanbh le linn an scéil.
  • He does not ask her questions about her day and he doesn't take care of the baby throughout the story.
• Ní ghlaonn Seán amach a ainm uair ar bith agus ní fhoghlaimíonn an léitheoir cén t-ainm atá uirthi ach an oiread.
  • Seán does not even call out her name once, and the reader never learns what her name is.
• Taispeánann an t-easpa eolais seo gur cuma le Seán faoina chaidreamh lena bhean chéile.
  • This lack of information shows that Seán doesn't care about his relationship with his wife.

• Tá easpa measa agus easpa cumarsáide ina gcaidreamh.
  • There is a lack of respect and a lack of communication in the relationship.
• Ní haon ionadh é go raibh an bhean seo le cuthach nuair a thug bean an tsuirbhé cuairt uirthi.
  • It is no surprise that this wife had a lot to say when the survey woman visited her.
• Cháin sí na fir go géar ar an lá sin agus scaoil sí uaithi a frustrachas i rith an tsuirbhé.
  • She criticised men sharply that day and expressed her frustration during the survey.
• Deirtear sa scéal go raibh 25 fán gcéad de mhná 'míshona, míshasta' sa phósadh.
  • In the story, it is said that 25% of women are unhappy in their marriage.
• Áfach, ag críoch an scéil, tá an seobhaineachas fós beo beathach agus tá an míchothromaíocht idir an fear céile agus an bhean chéile an-sholéir.
  • However, at the end of the story, sexism is still alive and well and the inequality between the husband and the wife is very clear.
• Is léiriú cuimsitheach é ar an bpósadh traidisiúnta freisin.
  • It is also a representation of the traditional marriage.
• Tógaimís mar shampla , cad a tharlaíonn nuair a luann an bhean go raibh sí ag caint agus ag cadráil le bhean an tsuirbhé. Tá fearg an domhain air go raibh sí ag tabhairt eolais príobháideach amach, do stráinséirí.
  • For example, take what happens when the woman mentions that she was chatting with the survey woman. He is furious that she is giving out private information to strangers.
• In Éireann, sna seachtoidí níor pléadh rudaí go poiblí. Cuireadh iad faoi cheilt.
  • In Ireland, in the sixties, things were not discussed publicly. They were hidden.
• Deir bean Sheáin go searbhasach go raibh ciall ag baint leis an nós a bhí ag na Sínigh mná chéile a dhó nuair a fuair an fear céile bás.
  • Sean's wife says sarcastically that there was sense in the tradition the Chinese had of burning the wives when the husbands died.
• Is léir ó seo nách bhfuil sí sásta ina ról mar bhean tí lánaimseartha, a aistríonn go meon thar a bheith diúltach.
  • It's clear that she is not happy in her role as a full-time housewife, which translates into an extremely negative attitude.