Relationships are a major facet of the novel; they are one of the many things that are easily satirised by Milligan’s Comic Genius. The tension during this time, with the Protestants and the Catholics was rarely satirised, however Milligan seems to have no restraint in doing so. “God save us from protestant thunder” page 41.

Among many issues satirised was that of marriage, of course divorce was very rarely an issue, due to the fact the church frowned upon it, once your married you stay married, which allows for relationships to be extremely bad. ”Like all men in Puckoon, he was married but single after six at night” Page 32. Marriages are so bad, yet people are persisting to stay married. “By God, I tink we got him there, I know for sure he wasn’t the fa

Again Milligan Satirises religion, and he’s really asking why they actually follow it at all. “As a test, and the influence of an overdose of whisky he had intoned the whole of a dirty story in Latin, which concluded with a solemn “Amen” from the congregation.” Both sides of this struggle over the boarder think that they are the ones who are right, god is on their side. “We’ll re-bury him in holy catholic Ireland, said the priest, his vice full of pride and achievement” Both sides believe that god is on their side and their side only, Milligan uses this misconception to mock them, exposing hypocritical values they hold.” On the mantelpiece a clockwork Virgin Mary, made in Japan..” Milligan was great in pointing out how hypocritical these people are, this is done with sharpness and clarity, allowing the reader to laugh and actually understand the satirical arguments.

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