James Joyce, an Irish novelist and poet, grew up near Dublin. James Joyce is one of the most influential novelists of the 20th century. In each of his prose works he used symbols to experience what he called an “epiphany”, the revelation of certain revealing qualities about himself. His early writings reveal individual moods and…
There are many conditions under which Ireland was divided into two nations. Two main men were the main leaders of this split, Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins. Sinn Fein also played a large role. Their differing visions for an Ireland free of British rule was the root motivation for the split. Born in New…
In James Joyce’s “The Dead,” every scene contributes to what Andrew E. Cox in Modern Literature: An Introduction and Survey describes as “the themes and patterns of the work as a whole” (8). This is especially prevalent when the protagonist, Gabriel Conroy, gives a speech during dinner in the presence of family and friends at…
