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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".
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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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 "Ulysses", 2007.
This paper discusses James Joyce's "Ulysses", especially the chapter of the novel entitled 'Ithaca'.
2,015 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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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's "Ulysses", 1990.
This paper examines the father-son relationship in James Joyce's "Ulysses" from a Freudian or psychoanalytic (Oedipus complex) perspective.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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"This study will examine the father-son relationship in James Joyce's "Ulysses" from a Freudian or psychoanalytic perspective. In general, Joyce,in portraying the relationship between Stephen and his father makes clear that he does not agree with the basic tenets of Freudian theory as expressed primarily in the Oedipus complex.
... "Freud . . . used the Oedipus myth to give profound insights into the sexual and aggressive nature of the child . . . (Oedipus) was abandoned as a baby by a frightened murderous father (a baby basher) . . . Lacking a loving mother or father to whom he could relate, Oedipus grew up with a 'murderous rage that could not be contained and modified." . . . The whole background of the Oedipal tragedy was the failure of Oedipus to establish a good ... "
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Ulysses: James Joyce's Quest for Home, 2002.
An examination of James Joyce's "Ulysses".
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An examination of Joyce's monumental work as a map for the journey of the myth of the Hero and his quest for home.
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"The Odyssey" ( Homer ) and "Ulysses" ( James Joyce ), 1999.
Examines the protagonists' attempts to reconcile domestic affairs of their households and seize control of their emotional lives.
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The purpose of this research is to examine the central character's attempt to reconcile the domestic affairs of his household in The Odyssey of Homer and James Joyce's Ulysses. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context in which the actions of Leopold Bloom in Ulysses and Odysseus in The Odyssey occur in this connection and then to discuss the means by which the unfolding narratives in the respective stories demonstrate Bloom's an Odysseus's strategies for seizing control of their emotional lives.
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the central character's attempt to reconcile the domestic affairs of his household in The Odyssey of Homer and James Joyce's Ulysses. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context in which the actions of Leopold Bloom in Ulysses and Odysseus in The Odyssey occur in this connection and then to discuss the means by which the unfolding narratives in the respective stories demonstrate Bloom's an Odysseus's strategies for seizing control of their emotional lives.
The action of both The Odyssey and Ulysses involve the wandering from home of the central characters, although the wandering assumes a different shape in each story. In The Odyssey, Odysseus travels by an extremely indirect route back to home and hearth where faithful and patient Penelope awaits him and ..."
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Leopold Bloom the "Sirens" Episode of Joyce's "Ulysses"., 2001.
This paper examines, in extreme detail, the "Sirens" episode in James Joyce's epic "Ulysses".
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This paper examines, in extreme detail, the "Sirens" episode in James Joyce's epic Ulysses. The author explores the following areas: The episode's place within the whole, Joyce's intent, themes, literary structure, and Bloom's character and tendencies. Attention is paid to Joyce's use of musical motifs (fugue, canon etc) and many quotes from the novel are included.
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"James Joyce has proven himself to be something of a narrative chameleon in terms of the styles that he chooses to employ in his writing. In his telling of the story of Ulysses, the only constant is the fact that the narrative style changes from episode to episode. The beginning of the novel appears to be straightforward, filled with easily identifiable interior monologues and descriptions. Yet as the story progresses, the reader finds that these all-important Joycean agents of the story become increasingly difficult to follow and attribute to any particular character. Each episode takes on its own unique tone and style, making the task of the reader far more difficult in terms of comprehension."
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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.
2,715 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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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, 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, 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: Modernist Writer, 2005.
Essay focusing on the work, "Dubliners", and how James Joyce portrays himself as a modernist writer.
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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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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".
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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 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?.
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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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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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The Death of Ireland in James Joyce's 'Dubliners', 2005.
A review of James Joyce's collection of short stories, 'Dubliners'.
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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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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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