What is the quiet man about?

Answer 1

The Quiet Man was primarily filmed on location in Ireland, in and around the village of Cong, County Mayo and on the grounds of Cong's Ashford Castle.

Answer 2

The story concerns Sean Thornton (John Wayne), an Irish-American from Pittsburgh, returning to Ireland to reclaim his family's farm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quiet_Man

I personally admire the story; The Quiet Man, because of the plot. It is a very good story and I can relate to Shawn, the main character. The conflict in this story is person versus person (Shawn Kelvin versus Big Liam O'Grady). I liked this story for two reasons: The first one being: the way Maurice Walsh (the author) foreshadows the plot. His style of writing makes the readers read every page with anticipation.

Throughout the story Shawn faces many challenges, most of them coming from O'Grady. O'Grady has humiliated Shawn in public on a number of occasions. I remember a part in the story where Shawn went over to O'Grady to collect the dowry that O'Grady had promised him. Shawn is not a greedy man unlike O'Grady who is selfish and self-centered. Ellen (Shawn's wife) has always pressured Shawn to collect the dowry, but every time Shawn faces O'Grady, O'Grady never takes him seriously.

Shawn on the other hand does not wish to face O'Grady, knowing that one day it would lead to a brawl.

A handful of people in town believe that Kelvin is a coward and that he was afraid to fight Big Liam. But the truth is Shawn does not believe that violence would solve the problems between him and Big Liam. That is why I like Shawn. He believes that Big Liam's money is worth nothing compared to his beautiful wife Ellen.

The narrator uses an agreeable tone towards Shawn and it clearly reinforces my answer, because Shawn is an agreeable character.

Answer 3

Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Ireland.

Ballyglunin, Tuam, County Galway, Ireland.

Clifden, Galway City, County Galway, Ireland.

Cong, County Mayo, Ireland.

Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

Lettergesh Beach, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

Maam, Galway City, County Galway, Ireland.

Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland.

Thoor Ballylee, County Galway, Ireland.

Answer 4

The year was 1952, the stars were John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. The setting was Ireland, and it was an excellent movie. Of interest was the strong character of O'Hara.