In this chapter I will be discussing how Bobby Sands’ Prison Poems presents fear and trauma through alienation and surveillance, in reference to his trilogy ‘The Crime of Castlereagh’, ‘Diplock Court’ and ‘The Torture Mill – H-Block’.
The period of 1914-1991 has been referred to as: The Age Of Extremes’ (Hobsbawn, 1994) as it was inclusive of wars, peace, advancements, destruction, failures and fears, therefore, it is fitting to apply this notion to The Troubles of Northern Ireland as it appears to delineate not only its politics or history, but the people that co-inhabit its land as they are often of extreme opposing viewpoints. Consequently, this is reflected in Northern Ireland’s literature and can be seen in abundance when looking at Sand’s
The period of 1914-1991 has been referred to as: The Age Of Extremes’ (Hobsbawn, 1994) as it was inclusive of wars, peace, advancements, destruction, failures and fears, therefore, it is fitting to apply this notion to The Troubles of Northern Ireland as it appears to delineate not only its politics or history, but the people that co-inhabit its land as they are often of extreme opposing viewpoints. Consequently, this is reflected in Northern Ireland’s literature and can be seen in abundance when looking at Sand’s