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• 1 2016-02-17T12:58:42-08:00 Commodification of Land (Spoiler) 18 plain 2016-04-09T10:53:40-07:00 The final aspect of land to be considered with Setting in mind is how the commodification of the land in Ireland changes as a result of the potato blight. With Ireland’s dependency of specifically the potato of all crops, the potato blight crippled many Irish economically. The Mulvey family sees this happen to their farm, symbolically representing many of the nameless Irish who suffered the same fate historically.  As a result, these people may find themselves struggling or failing to pay rent to their landlords, leading to eviction in some cases. As a result of these forceful evictions, sometimes homes are destroyed or doors are broken in as a means of forcing the evicted tenants out. This obviously damages the property itself and forces people out onto the streets, a situation with no apparent winner. When the depreciated quality of the farm land due to the blight combines with the depreciated value of the land as homes are damaged and tenants are evicted, the commodification of land in Ireland changes drastically. It’s important to consider how this could affect characters inStar of The Sea. Its tension is especially visible in the marriage delegations between the Merridith Family and the Blake family, as Merridith’s tenants have been largely unable to pay rent affected his personal wealth. As a result, Merridith’s father wants him to marry Blake’s daughter and receive the dowry, securing funds for the Merridith family as the Blake family is much more financially sound.   
  
  Works Cited​
  O'Connor, Joseph. Star of the Sea. Orlando: Harcourt, 2002. Print.

  Researcher/Writer: Ben Deetz
  Web Designers: Madison Luke and Andrew Olsen

• 1 2016-02-17T13:04:00-08:00 Commodification of Land (Non-Spoiler) 16 plain 2017-01-07T10:37:56-08:00 The final aspect of land to be considered with Setting in mind is how the commodification of the land in Ireland changes as a result of the potato blight. With Ireland’s dependency of specifically the potato of all crops, the potato blight crippled many Irish economically. The Mulvey family sees this happen to their farm, symbolically representing many of the nameless Irish who suffered the same fate historically.  As a result, these people may find themselves struggling or failing to pay rent to their landlords, leading to eviction in some cases. As a result of these forceful evictions, sometimes homes are destroyed or doors are broken in as a means of forcing the evicted tenants out. This obviously damages the property itself and forces people out onto the streets, a situation with no apparent winner. When the depreciated quality of the farm land due to the blight combines with the depreciated value of the land as homes are damaged and tenants are evicted, the commodification of land in Ireland changes drastically. It’s important to consider how this could affect characters in Star of The Sea. Its tension is especially visible in the marriage delegations between the Merridith Family and the Blake family, as Merridith’s tenants have been largely unable to pay rent affected his personal wealth. As a result, Merridith’s father wants him to marry Blake’s daughter and receive the dowry, securing funds for the Merridith family as the Blake family is much more financially sound.
  
  Work Cited
  O'Connor, Joseph. Star of the Sea. Orlando: Harcourt, 2002. Print.

  Researcher/Writer: Ben Deetz
  Web Designers: Madison Luke and Andrew Olsen