SOURCE: "Homecoming: The Theme of Disillusionment in Brian Friel's Short Stories," in Kansas Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 1977, pp. 92-9.
In the following essay, Miner addresses the theme of disillusionment in Friel's "Among the Ruins" and "Foundry House" by examining the details of the characters' reevaluation of childhood from an adult perspective.
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