Research Paper on:
Peter Terson's 'Zigger Zagger' and Patrick McCabe's 'The Butcher Boy'

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many works of literature and drama. In Patrick McCabes "The Butcher Boy" and Peter Tersons "Zigger Zagger" we are given two stories of coming of age. Both are of young  men who must find their place, somehow. Neither seems incredibly successful in finding such a place as they are both lost without their youth. In the following paper we examine  the two stories individually, discussing the aspects of childhood, religion, and rebellion within each. The paper finishes with a brief comparison of the two. Zigger Zagger Zigger Zagger  is a relatively simple, though deep, story. It is the story of one young man trying to find himself outside his rebellious and his notorious childhood of sorts. His life  was football. His family was the football team. And, his religion was football. He was a youth who was alone and had no one, and nowhere to go. As a  youth he was considered to be something of a rascal, rebelling in simply ways, enjoying his youth, and enjoying his status as a football player. His childhood was not  altogether pleasant, though it was not necessarily incredibly harsh either. His was a somewhat simple story of a boy whose mother was a bit of a tramp it would seem,  though not necessarily horribly so. In essence, the boy is neglected and it is not surprising "why parentless Harry was inclined to equate Football with religion and life" (Anonymous Burns  House Play, 2001; reviews_01.htm). And, because of this we can readily understand why Harry is a bit confused and depressed about the real world. Without football in his world all  he can do is dream of that time and place, and search for something similar to cling to. But, the world of the employed supporter offers little time or energy