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The Role Of Hierarchy Of Reciprocal Violence In Angela's Ashes

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Zachary Binder Michael Arnold G period October 9, 2015 Hierarchy of Reciprocal Violence in Angela’s Ashes Throughout Angela’s Ashes the Hierarchy of Reciprocal violence is demonstrated through the nuns, the sick children, and the people working for the nuns. The nuns, being on the top, control what happens with their employees; an example of one would be seamus. Seamus then has power over the sick children because it was given to him by the nuns. However, sheamus still cannot choose what he does with the children because the nuns also have control not just over what he does, but also what he does to others: “Seamus, take this one. Take the by. Sister Rita said one more word out of him and upstairs

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