http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/mahoney Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 24 May 2026 11:11:06 -0400 Sun, 24 May 2026 11:11:06 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/309/a-psychoanalytic-deconstruction-of-perspective-in-john-mcgaherns-the-dark By Rebecca A. Demarest - You, he, they, and I. All of these pronouns are used in John McGahern’s The Dark to refer to the central character who, when named, is simply given a surname: Mahoney. Young Mahoney is a troubled youth who is coming of age in the brutal Irish society and culture of the 1950’s, and suffers beatings, sexual abuse, and various other traumas and embarrassments at the hands of his father, his priests, and teachers. He is in turns a care-free Irish youth, going on fishing trips with his family and studying hard for his exams, eventually winning a scholarship. But even this victory is sullied... Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:51 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/309/a-psychoanalytic-deconstruction-of-perspective-in-john-mcgaherns-the-dark