The Man of the House by Frank O'Connor Review Questions 2

He has taken the role of a ten year old child.

He has taken the role of the mother of the house.

He has taken the role of the Man of the house.

He has taken no role.

Sulliivan

The doctor

Ms. Sullivan

Minnie Ryan

The author

The narrator

The doctor

Sullivan's father

She suffered from asthma.

She has allergies.

He was afraid of her getting pneumonia.

She was choking because of the smoke.

She feels guilty because she has done something wrong and is ashamed.

She feels guilty because she is the mother and she cannot attend Sullivan like she did before. She is also depriving Sullivan from many things a child would do.

She had told Sullivan not to go to school, and now she feels guilty because he is not getting an education.

She told Sullivan to break up with the little girl from the dispensary, because she is of bad influence.

They didn't have any money to pay him.

They could not afford going to the hospital.

He was always busy.

They feared him.

The doctor's wife.

The mother's friend.

The pharmacist.

The school teacher.

He promises to pray the rosary.

He promises to ask the priest to bless his mother.

He promises to spend his last penny on a candle for his mother to get better.

He promises to take his mother's medicine on time.

Minnie Ryan

The doctor

The pharmacist

A man in the bar

Materialism

Resilience

Love and family Relationship

Childhood experiences

After losing his innocence, Sullivan is never able to regain his rightful role as a child; therefore he asserts the role of a adult.

Sullivan reverts into the role of a child who has yet to learn of the complexities of life.

After spending some time in the adult world, Sullivan realizes he cannot cope and relinquishes the adult façade.

Sullivan believes a miracle has happened and is able to redeem himself.