Paula Meehan

The pattern Meehans mother violent behaviour and what was passed down to her

“a sewing machine wedding band clutch of photos sting of her hand across my face in one of our wars”. displays repeated arguments. little of her mothers legacy

Gender role of woman difficult to escape. Meehan wanted to meet mother without these titles. the pattern

“as women without tags like mother wife sister daughter”. doesn’t want to be defined like her mother. wants to be seen as then more then just a mother

meehans mother had a lot of children the pattern

“her brood banished to the bedroom.” shows how a womans worth is definied by being a mother or not

the pattern quote about the history of social class of the mother. the pattern

“history has brought her to her knees” meehan realises that her mothers generation never had the freedom to pursue their dreams because of the social structure of a patriachal ireland