Profile of rose donegan in an Irish rose by aj cronin?

Answer 1

Dr. A.J. Cronin (1896 - 1981) was a well known physician and writer in English. Once, when he went to Ireland, he visited a poor colony. There he saw a 14-year old girl named Rose Donegan carrying her younger brother Michael and feeding him with pipe water. He asked her about her family. Her mother died soon after giving birth to Michael. Her father was a drunkard who always made quarrels. So, it was Rose who handled the issues. They lived in a very poor condition. On Rose's 14th birthday, one of her relatives gave her a new set of clothes, but Rose, who was a selfless girl, sacrificed it for her family's wealth. She always went to help her father, who worked in a factory. Later, when her father stopped drinking, her family began to prosper. But alas! A sad news came to their ears. Michael was going to be adopted by a wealthy childless couple. That sad news made Rose shocked. Later, another news came that Michael was suffering from Pneumonia. Rose sake the permission of her father and other siblings for this action and went to the home of the couple. She cured her baby brother with strong will power, but unfortunately, when Michael got cured, Rose became affected with Pneumonia and died soon after. One year later, when Cronin again went to Ireland, he saw the church were Rose was buried. All other graves had many wreeths laid upon them, but the grave of Rose had only a wreeth formed by mother nature. At that time, he saw the Sun giving light towards the grave and brightening the name 'Rose Donegan' and her date of birth and death. Rose is a symbol of selfless love. I got information about this from my textbook in 12th standard. I can't say how can I express my courtsey towards my textbook.