Grace
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Themes
All Themes Morality, Redemption, and the Catholic Church Catholicism vs. Protestantism Community, Isolation, and Gender
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Characters
All Characters Tom Kernan Jack Power Martin Cunningham Mr. M’Coy Mrs. Kernan Father Purdon
Terms
All Terms The Jesuit Order Orangemen
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All Symbols Stairs and Pulpit
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All Literary Devices Allusions Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Satire Setting Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis Summary
Themes
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  • Morality, Redemption, and the Catholic Church Theme Icon
    Morality, Redemption, and the Catholic Church
  • Catholicism vs. Protestantism Theme Icon
    Catholicism vs. Protestantism
  • Community, Isolation, and Gender Theme Icon
    Community, Isolation, and Gender
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Tom Kernan
  • Jack Power
  • Martin Cunningham
  • Mr. M’Coy
  • Mrs. Kernan
  • Father Purdon
Terms
  • All Terms
  • The Jesuit Order
  • Orangemen
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Stairs and Pulpit Symbol Icon
    Stairs and Pulpit
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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Stairs and Pulpit

The stairs that Mr. Kernan literally falls down at the beginning of the story symbolize a more figurative fall from grace, while the raised pulpit that he watches Father Purdon preach from at the end…

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