In “Theme of the Traitor and the Hero,” Ryan is the great-grandson of Fergus Kilpatrick, an Irish revolutionary. When Ryan discovers that Kilpatrick staged his own death in order to act as a martyr for the cause, Ryan decides to never reveal this secret, thus preserving the memory of his great-grandfather’s cause.
Ryan Quotes in Ficciones
The Ficciones quotes below are all either spoken by Ryan or refer to Ryan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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11. Theme of the Traitor and Hero
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Kilpatrick was brought to his end in a theater, but he made of the entire city a theater, too, and the actors were legion.
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Ryan Quotes in Ficciones
The Ficciones quotes below are all either spoken by Ryan or refer to Ryan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
11. Theme of the Traitor and Hero
Quotes
Kilpatrick was brought to his end in a theater, but he made of the entire city a theater, too, and the actors were legion.
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
