Irish immigrants came to america in the hopes of escaping the irish potato famine.

As my family is all from Ireland I've heard about this story. The English came over to Ireland and took there food and some more. England ended up winning over part of Ireland. Now we call it Northern Ireland. England left so many people starve to death. It is a true but terrible story.

the best description of postwar writers might be progressive.

following the war, writers showed a tendency to work on artistic or social matters rather than political themes. while postwar literature may not have been the greatest period of english literature, the themes provided excellent critics a high number of novels. such examples include anthony burgess, anthony powell and frank kermode, all of which can be placed under the progressive view.

probably that america is racist