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The Lotus Eaters: A Chapter Analysis


The Lotus Eaters: A Chapter Analysis
The parallels between Homer's "Odyssey" and Joyce's "Ulysses", in a single chapter and the experiences of Leopold Bloom in a single hour.
2,430 words (approx. 9.7 pages) | 0 sources | MLA | 2001 United States


Paper Summary:

This essay takes on just one chapter of James Joyce's most critically acclaimed novel, Ulysses, and attempts to unravel some of the mystery behind the chapter entitled "The Lotus Eaters" It discusses the parallels between the Joyce chapter and its corresponding chapter in Homer's Odyssey, with an analysis of religious, political and sexual allusions in the chapter. It also discusses the contemporary influences on the main character, Leopold Bloom, analyzes his sexual inadequacy and attempts to put this single chapter in perspective with the rest of the novel. Includes quotes and page numbers from the unabridged text.

From the Paper:

"The meandering route that Bloom takes to the Postal Annex is also indicative of a dreamy "lotus-eating" atmosphere that parallels the Homeric description of the land of the Lotus-Eaters. In Homer's epic, Odysseus travels to a land of men who are generous to excess, and eat the lotus flower in order to induce a confused, forgetful, dream-like state of consciousness. Bloom is likewise a bit dazed, and his thoughts seem to meander as much as his footfalls as he stops by the window of the little tea shop. "Under their dropped lids his eyes found the tiny bow of the leather headband inside his high grade hat" (71). Joyce's writing here, and the subsequent language in the following paragraph mimic the confused leaps the mind takes as it is being lulled to sleep, and Bloom's eyes are half-hooded as if he is a man in a trance."

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APA Citation:

The Lotus Eaters: A Chapter Analysis (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Lotus-Eaters-A-Chapter-Analysis/4588

MLA Citation:

"The Lotus Eaters: A Chapter Analysis" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Lotus-Eaters-A-Chapter-Analysis/4588>




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Valedictorian of High School in 1995. Graduated number 1 out of 268 students. I received a BA in English Literature, and minored in History. The vast majority of my literary education is in American and European literature (i.e. women's studies, classical lit, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Romanticism, fin de siecle', etc.) All papers submitted recieved "A" grades in upper division college literature courses. All papers are completely developed final drafts --no rough drafts at all. Not all papers will have bibliographical sources, but ALL papers will have a thoughtful thesis, a bevy of supporting arguments, and a tidy conclusion. . . things sometimes not found in other authors' papers.
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