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The Character of Maria in "Clay" by James Joyce, 2001.
This paper analyzes Maria, the main character in "Clay" by James Joyce, and discusses her ignorance of the world around her.
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This paper takes a look at Maria, a character in the story "Clay" by James Joyce, who never actually wakes up to face the reality or realizes that her whole life has been based on false assumptions and lies.
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"In the Dubliners, James Joyce?s short story ?Clay? stands out as a piece that has as its main character an ignorant woman who is essentially blind to the world around her. While many of Joyce?s characters are struck with life-changing epiphanies, Maria does not recognize the signs - that are predictors of her future - even when they are painfully obvious to the reader. Working at the Dublin by Lamplight laundry, Maria thinks of her position as being of the utmost importance when in reality she is nothing more than a common dishwasher. Although Maria?s budget is very limited, she nevertheless thinks that she is an independent woman and can afford the same things as women her age who are actually married. Maria believes that other individuals respect her and admire her, even though those same individuals either mock her unassuming nature or fail to notice her all together. Maria considers Joe?s family to be the closest thing she has to having her own family. Meanwhile, Joe, his wife and his children simply put up with Maria once a year as if she was an unpleasant burden. Throughout the story, Joyce presents comparison after comparison of how Maria views herself versus how others view her. While Maria sees her life and the world around her through rose-colored glasses, the reality is rarely accommodating of her expectations."
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James Joyce, 2002.
A biograohy of the author James Joyce.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper is on the author "James Joyce". It compares the life and work of James Joyce. It includes brief introduction about his life, and work. It also includes how his life overseas formed the foundation for all of his work
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James Joyce: Modernist Writer, 2005.
Essay focusing on the work, "Dubliners", and how James Joyce portrays himself as a modernist writer.
1,058 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The essay highlights the ways in which James Joyce should be considered a modernist writer. The paper includes comments from many critics, including William York Tindel, and quotations from Shakespeare. Many modernist writing techniques are revealed that conventional writers would not have used. The use of symbolism is shown as well as examples that show Joyce using realism to portray himself as a modernist writer. The two central short stories used to convey Joyce as a modernist are 'Araby' and 'Two Gallants'. There are also examples taken from 'The Sisters'. The essay also demonstrates how Joyce uses religion to show Dublin in a state of paralysis, which is one of the central themes seen throughout the collection.
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"James Joyce's "Dubliners", a collection of short stories published in 1907, revolves around the everyday mundane lives of Dublin and its citizens. According to Joyce himself, his intention was to ?write a chapter of the moral history of my country and I chose Dublin for the scene because the city seemed to be the centre of paralysis?. James Joyce is a modernist writer as he also does not conform to the traditional style of writing genre which conventional writers such as Jane Austen would have used at the time. Joyce believed that they modernists should ?As t?were hold the mirror up to nature? (hamlet, William Shakespeare). Joyce believed that a revelation of truth would free Dublin?s citizens from the paralysis of Dublin and their daily life?s. Joyce felt that due to the secularisation and the industrialisation of Dublin at the time the citizens were left in a state of paralysis with no escape. ?The stories portray Joyce?s feeling that Dublin is the epitome of paralysis and all of the citizens are victims?. (Levin 159)."
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The Writing of James Joyce, 2004.
This paper discusses the writing of James Joyce as illustrated by the short story, ?The Dead?, and the novel, ?A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that entrapment and escape are common themes uncovered in James Joyce?s literature. By utilizing society as a symbol of entrapment for his characters and through moments of realization, Joyce?s characters often experience an epiphany that allows them to escape their paralysis. The author points out that the setting in ?A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?, essential to understanding the character ?s entrapment, is the beach where Stephen?s epiphany takes place, revealing a stark contrast to the life he has known. The paper illustrates the powerful language that Joyce uses to bring an element of understanding to his stories, allowing the reader to visualize his characters.
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"In contrast, Stephen?s experiences at Clongowes can be identified as a series of defeats. For instance, he had ?tried to build a breakwater of order and elegance against the sordid tide of life without him and to dam up, by rules of conduct and active interest and new filial relations, the powerful recurrence of the tides within him? (98). Stephen is feeling bewildered by life at this point. As he attempts to make something of his life, his efforts seem fruitless. His scholastic endeavors seem to torment him more than anything does. In addition, he struggles with writing poetry. He is scorned for thinking Byron is a better poet than Tennyson. All of these scenes make Stephen feel as though he does not fit into his society."
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James Joyce's "Dubliners", 2007.
This paper is an extensive analysis of the narratives of paralysis and escape in James Joyce's collection of short stories "Dubliners".
6,500 words (approx. 26.0 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 149.95
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This paper explains that, while it is tempting to read James Joyce's "Dubliners" as a simple narrative description of 'a chapter of the moral history' of Ireland, with Dublin serving as 'the centre of paralysis', Joyce was actually concerned with suggesting a means of moving out of this paralysis. More specifically, the paper stresses that 'The Dead', the fifteenth and final story of "Dubliners", should be seen not as a mere description of paralysis but as a means of suggesting a way forward or out of this condition. The author relates that the word 'escape' appears in no less than four of the stories in this collection; therefore, this word itself can be seen to hold the key to how Joyce's "Dubliners" is to be read. The paper presents a chapter by chapter description and analysis of each short story.
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"At this early stage in Dubliners, however, these concepts are merely signified. The reader is, in other words, merely offered what Saussure would term 'signs' or words. In fact, that the significance of these key words is announced typographically, in italics, very quickly draws attention to the fact that it is words that we are dealing with here. Accordingly, when the reader is presented with these words, it is not the concepts underlying them that trouble the narrator of 'The Sisters,' but the words themselves and their fundamental sounds. The narrator has, he says, taken to saying the word 'paralysis' 'softly' to himself 'every night ... .
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The Death of Ireland in James Joyce's 'Dubliners', 2005.
A review of James Joyce's collection of short stories, 'Dubliners'.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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This paper looks at the collection of short stories by James Joyce "Dubliners". The paper focuses on the final story "The Dead" and its role as the culmination of many themes begun in other stories in the book. Specifically the book looks at the themes of parental abandonment, apostasy, lost love, financial failure, decay and finally death. These indicate Joyce's perceptions of the death of Ireland.
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"The collection of short stories by James Joyce called Dubliners draws a picture of life in that city in the early 20th century, and is descriptive not only of the people in specific, but also of the country as a whole. Joyce's pessimistic view of the state of the country at that time is made abundantly clear in the course of this collection of stories, which flow together so cohesively they might well be considered as one work. Dubliners concludes with "The Dead," also the longest story in the book with the largest and most complex cast of characters, and is the most highly symbolic of Joyce's perceptions of the state and fate of Ireland in the early 1900s."
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Love in James Joyce's "Dubliners", 2002.
An examination of the role of love and the portrayal of Dublin, Ireland during the Irish Revival in James Joyce's "Dubliners".
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This paper discusses love in James Joyce's "Dubliners", through the analysis of selected stories: "Araby", "Eveline", "A Painful Case" and "The Dead". It looks at how his love stories reflect his attitude towards Dublin (harsh, not softened or sweetened) and for that reason they rarely have "happily ever after" type endings. The paper moves chronologically through the book and shows how the book also proceeds chronologically in terms of the age of characters (Joyce's idea) who steadily grow older story by story, to represent the different facets of a Dubliner's life.
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"?Araby? is one of Joyce?s stories of childhood, of childhood love. Even the setting is so hopelessly idealistic: ?The space of sky above us was the color of ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of the street lifted their feeble lanterns. The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed? (24). This boy, who has fallen in love with his friend Mangan?s sister, is completely desperate for her: He follows her in the shadows as though she were a ?summons to [his] foolish blood,? his ?heart leaped? at the very sight of her on the doorstep, his ?body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires? (25). When they finally talk to one another, she tells him she would like to go to the bazaar, but can?t."
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James Joyce's "Ulysses", 2007.
This paper discusses James Joyce's "Ulysses", especially the chapter of the novel entitled 'Ithaca'.
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This paper explains the relationship of the two of the main protagonists in James Joyce's "Ulysses"---the young, lapsed Irish Catholic Stephen Dedalus and the older,lapsed Jew Leopold Bloom. The author points out that the story evolves through a kind of stream-of-consciousness narrative style; whereby, the reader receives an impressionist, fragmented sense of what life is like in a single day in Dublin. The paper suggests that, by using the protagonists Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus to suggest a modern Odysseus story, Joyce demonstrates the relevance of myth, even to modern life, albeit a myth that must be reconfigured to suit the modern era. The paper includes the quota passage.
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"When reflecting on such a passage excerpted from the section of the novel entitled "Ithaca," one is provoked to query why does a work set in Ireland locate it in a fictional Greek island of literary history? This suggests a parallel between the two men's journey through Ireland at the moment of the novel with Odysseus' search for home. Later in the passage, Leopold Bloom will find himself locked out of his home, as Odysseus in Homer's epic poem had to fight to regain his home. Bloom must also fight for the affections of his wife against rival suitors, not unlike the Homeric hero."
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James Joyce, 2002.
A discussion of James Joyce and his works in relation to "The Death of the Author" by Roland Barthes.
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This paper examines the notion that, while a literary work will continue to thrive for a long time, the figure of the author will vanish. To this extent, the paper analyzes a quote by Italo Calvino that expresses this idea. The paper relates "The Death of the Author" by Roland Barthes to a discussion on James Joyce's "Ulysses," explaining how Joyce questions the authority of the author in "Ulysses," his cyclical vision of literature, his use of inter-textuality and varying styles, and his aim to damage the 'tyranny of the author'.
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"Ulysses is renowned for its extensive use of intertextuality, through which Joyce could be said to undermine his own position as author. Ulysses propounds a cyclical, modernist view of history and of literature. The story of Homer's The Odyssey is self-consciously recuperated, its characters brought to life in twentieth century Dublin. The myth is revived, and the banal is elevated by a mythic dimension. Simultaneously, the past and the present are brought into ironic contrast, to comic effect. The past is renewed in Ulysses, but Joyce seems to doubt that anything completely 'new' can ever exist; history is a cycle, people are 'types' not individuals, and literature is a process not of creation, but of recycling. In this way, Joyce seems to doubt the author's ability to 'create', to ever be original, and it is this ability to create which is viewed as the main function of the author, and is the reason for much of society's admiration for them."
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James Joyce, 2005.
This paper explores James Joyce's contributions to the world of literature.
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The paper discusses James Joyce's contribution to the art of the novel, his influence on the form of the novel and on other writers. The paper explains Joyce's innovative literary techniques and also examines the impact of the novel "Ulysses."
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"Irish novelist and poet, James Joyce, was the most influential novelist of the ?th Century bringing a new approach and sensibility to the art of the Western novel that has not been surpassed since the publication of "Ulysses." His technical innovations and use of language are largely responsible for the modern novel that represents a break with the traditional naturalistic novels of the ?th and ?th centuries of Henry Fielding, Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert and Daniel Defoe among many others."
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James Joyce's "Ulysses", 2006.
This paper discusses the themes of history and identity in the quoted dialogue between the characters Mr. Deasy and Stephen Dedalus from James Joyce's "Ulysses".
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This paper explains that the dialogue quoted in the paper from James Joyce's "Ulysses", between Mr. Deasy and Stephen Dedalus, illustrates the manner in which two distinct characters of the novel conceptualize the impact of history upon identity. The author points out that, as the dialogue of these two characters shifts between two extremes, Stephen serves to contrast the views personified in Deasy. The paper suggests that, whereas Deasy constructs an inaccurate world history infused with religious certainty upon which to construct his identity, Stephen discovers only abstractions, which fail to define him. The paper states that the reference to Parnell concludes Deasy's comments on the dangers of women, which projects this theme of the novel that is expressed in the central conflict of another character in the novel, Bloom.
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"Living without Deasy's reconstructed history, Stephen is unable to find any certainty by which to define himself. "[I]n this episode Stephen moves from a questioning of the veracity and solidity of world history to similar questions about his own personal history, oscillating between a realization that the past is real and inescapable ("And yet it was in some way") and a desire to escape the past his memory has fabled." Stephen's constant questioning of the nature of history sets him up in opposition to Deasy's convenient rationalizations, yet leaves him equally unable to actualize himself."
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James Joyce?s ?A Painful Case?, 2005.
This paper discusses the condition of isolation, meaning a certain person will try to protect himself by separating his thoughts and wishes from the emotional level, in James Joyce's "A Painful Case".
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This paper explains that, in James Joyce's "A Painful Case", the reason why the protagonist Mr. Duffy breaks off his relationship with Mrs. Sinico is that his greatest problem is not an absence of emotions but rather an isolation from society and from his own self. The author points out that Mr. Duffy is a very confused man due to his lack of experience with emotions, especially with love; therefore, he imposes emotional isolation on himself in order to protect himself from his own confusions, especially the ones concerning his sexual identity. The paper stresses that Mr. Duffy definitely does not face his own difficulties and crucial decisions; his only attempt to open up has made him crawl back and shut himself in; thereby, the life he chooses is a life of emotional isolation.
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"James Joyce's "A Painful Case" is a story about the life of Mr. Duffy, an isolated person, who has no friends or family and lives his life in a constant routine. One night at a concert, he meets another member of the audience, Mrs. Sinico. A relationship is developed between the two characters. Mr. Duffy seems to be interested in this relationship and in Mrs. Sinico, after all "This union [between them] exalted him, wore away the rough edges of his character, emotionalized his mental life." (122). However, at some point in the story he decides to break it off. The reader feels that this relationship with Mrs. Sinico is Mr. Duffy's only chance of experiencing genuine emotions of love and happiness and his only opportunity of a close relationship with another person, other than himself. Thus, his decision to break off this relationship frustrates the reader's expectations and provokes puzzlement."
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"Dubliners" and the Life of James Joyce, 2006.
This paper compares James Joyce's life to that of his work "Dubliners". The article studies the book and the man.
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There are two kinds of stories in "Dubliners" - those that are intimate and really involve the readers with the characters and those that are detached and show the reader as being more of just a casual observer. Both of the story types are fascinating, but not everyone will like the stories because of the different feelings that they often invoke in the readers. However, the main purpose of this paper is not to discuss the book specifically, but instead to discuss how it relates to the actual life that James Joyce lived.
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"Even though the idea of hope is very important to the stories in "Dubliners", this does not mean that the book is full of happy endings. On the contrary, there are very few happy endings in the book. Instead, there are only the stories that Joyce tells, what happens to the people in them, the choices that they make, and what kinds of consequences that these individuals experience based on the choices that they make. Many of the people in the stories do not think of the future or even really realize that it is ahead of them."
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An Analysis of James Joyce's "Araby", 2002.
This paper looks at the short story "Araby" by James Joyce, analyzing the components that make it a great work.
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According to the writer, ?Araby,? by James Joyce, is a story which contains two major contributing components to its overall success, the intrinsic factors found within the work of literature, and external factors found within the reader. The paper traces this theory through the paper, bringing samples to illustrate what is meant by intrinsic factors.
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"One other intrinsic quality of a story is whether or not it is able to give readers insights about society or about themselves. ?Araby? is an excellent example of a story capable of doing so. Through the basic plot and story line of ?Araby,? many readers may begin to see their own behavior in the action and narration of the young man, thus causing them to have new insights about themselves. Perhaps a reader identifies with the emotions of the narrator at the beginning of the story, and ultimately understands such feelings by the closing sentence. Insight may not be merely personal, but relating to society as well. Through reading the story by James Joyce, we come to realize that individuals validate their happiness and base their actions upon others, particularly those deeply desired. We also come to realize that much of the misery that society as a whole feels is, in some way, related to love. Reading ?Araby? by James Joyce allows us to experience some of these insights."
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James Joyce?s ?The Dead?, 2002.
This paper explores the meaning of the title, "The Dead", a short story by James Joyce.
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This paper discusses the short story by James Joyce, ?The Dead?, which deals with the theme of what it means to live. The paper author feels that this title is critical to the work and enhances several aspects of the story:The emotionally unavailable characters of the story, who are physically living but emotionally dead and the main event of the story, Gabriel?s epiphany. The paper describes that each of the people at the party appear lively, yet this is only an outward projection because, inside, these people are dead, emotionally dead and unable to change.
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"The title ?The Dead? also relates to Gabriel. It is noted that the characters act based on ritual and remain emotionally dead. This is true of Gabriel at the beginning of the work, but by the end, Gabriel has changed. Throughout the Christmas party he sees it for what it is and a part of him longs to get away from it. At one point he looks outside and longs to ?walk out alone, first along by the river and then through the park!? . This is a sign of Gabriel wanting to escape from the dead. It is relevant that he longs to be outside in nature."
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