![]() ![]() However Raphael's world is gravely affected when Black and Tan soldiers shoot his father in the chest before his eyes. ![]() Raphael constantly seeks attention, from singing: "Wee Hughie" at any available moment to succeeding at school. On the other hand, Raphael Bell comes from a small rural Irish town, and is the apparent picture of perfection. Malachy Dudgeon comes from a small suburban Irish town, from a dysfunctional family, existing under the guise of happiness, using the facade of happy Sunday mornings, whilst the adulteress mother and suicidal father continue to make devastating blows to their son, from which he never truly recovers, and chooses to escape into his world of imaginations, dreams and Americanisms. The intertwining of the two results in the destruction of Raphael and the dramatic change of Malachy. Like other novels by Patrick McCabe, both of the two main characters had troubled childhoods. ![]() Set in small-town Ireland, 'The Dead School' tells the intriguing story about two interacting characters: Raphael Bell, an old schoolmaster, and Malachy Dudgeon, a young teacher. The Dead School is a 1995 novel by Irish writer Patrick McCabe. ![]()
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