my love for emer hackett - rose

emer hackett was an inspiring feminist character in a storyline that emphasized the limited amount of respect women were yielded during her time. here’s why i love her: she’s honest, imperfect, and extremely determined. from the beginning of the story, emer knew that she wanted to make a difference in the world through journalism. through all of the mistakes she’s made (making up a quote, stealing tom carney’s documents, and inputting finnbar as the author to a controversial piece she wrote and snuck onto the front page of the newspaper), she still perseveres. i mean, the play ended with emer visibly pregnant while hacking away at her type writer (pun intended). she was self aware enough to know that marriage with finnbar wasn’t what she wanted. she was frustrated and angry with the political corruption occurring in her country. she cared. consistently. throughout the entire story. sometimes, all we need to achieve change is for someone to truly, deeply care.