Eira Character Analysis in Night Watch

Eira is a nurse at the asylum who works most closely with Mrs. Kasinksi. ConaLee learns that Eira frequently stabs Mrs. Kasinski with a hatpin to get Mrs. Kasinski to do what she wants her to. Eira’s character shows how while the asylum may operate based on laudatory principles like “moral treatment,” the individuals in charge of implementing those ideas don’t always uphold the ideals they preach.

Eira Character Timeline in Night Watch

The timeline below shows where the character Eira appears in Night Watch. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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...thinks about returning home to Dearbhla. She’s sure that Papa must be long gone. Nurse Eira Blevins knocks on their door and introduces herself to ConaLee and Mama. Eira is with... (full context)

While they walk through the grounds, Eira explains to ConaLee that patients in the far wings of the asylum must earn the... (full context)

ConaLee: Mrs. Hexum’s Business. Eira, ConaLee, Mama, and Mrs. Kasinski return to the asylum for lunch. In the dining room,... (full context)

...on Mrs. Kasinski’s ankle, which she injured while playing badminton with Mama. Weed knows that Eira pricks Mrs. Kasinski’s shoulders with a hatpin when Mrs. Kasinski won’t stop singing. Weed and... (full context)

...in the locked men’s ward of the asylum, and she and Mama haven’t seen him. Eira told ConaLee that Papa was given a choice between the asylum or prison after he... (full context)

...ConaLee works as an assistant to the woman who took over when Mrs. Bowman left. Eira left the asylum after the fire, but Mrs. Kasinski still lives there happily. The bank... (full context)