The document summarizes the major themes and characters of the novel "Far and Away". The major themes are class warfare between rich landowners and poor farmers in Ireland, religious divides between Catholics and Protestants, the Irish Potato Famine, immigration to America, and urbanization. The characters include Joseph Donnelly, a poor Irish farmer, Shannon Christie, the daughter of a rich Protestant landowner, and other characters representing the landlord, the ward boss, and immigrants in America.

1. FAR
AND
AWAY

2. Major Themes
 Class warfare (rich landowners vs. poor
farmers)
 Religious divide (Catholics vs.
Protestants)
 Irish Potato Famine
 Immigration to American
 Urbanization
 Class Divide (Rich vs. Poor)
 Problems in the big cities (ward
bosses/crime)
 Nativism (Hatred towards Immigrants)

3. Joseph Donnelly
 Poor Irish farmer
 Catholic

4. Danty Duff
 Joseph’s father’s friend
 Encourages Joseph to kill the landlord

5. Shannon Christie
 Daughter of rich land owner
 Protestant
 Wants to be “modern”

6. Daniel Christie
 Rich landlord
 Protestant

7. Nora Christie
 Wife of rich landlord
 Shannon’s overprotective mother

8. Stephen Chase
 Manager of Christie estate (lands & money)
 Promised to Shannon

9. Mike Kelly
 The Irish ward boss in Boston

10. Molly Kay
 Brothel owner
 Takes in Joseph and Shannon

11. Mr. Flynn
 Mean manager of the chicken factory

13. Land Race
 Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889
 The land run started at high noon on April
22, 1889, with an estimated 50,000 people
lined up for their piece of the available two
million acres