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The Use of a Foil Character in the Short Story, The Dead by James Joyce (537 words, 1 pages)

The use of a foil character in pieces of literature is a very popular technique that greatly accentuates and helps us better understand the main character. It has been used by many authors ranging from William Shakespeare, in his play Romeo and Juliet, to Mark Twain, in his novel Adventures ... Read More

An Analysis of a Passage from Chapter 1 in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (2289 words, 3 pages)

The following passage from A Portrait occurs in Chapter 1 of the novel, just after the protagonist Stephen Dedalus begins his schooling. He is walking with a group of his schoolmates, one of whom speaks to another boy, Simon Moonan. Young Stephen hears a speaker's sentence, and his mind immediately ... Read More

The Importance of Religion in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1189 words, 3 pages)

Religion is an important and recurring theme in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Through his experiences with religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures and progressively becomes more individualistic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, several key events lead Stephen to throw off ... Read More

An Analysis of the Narrator in James Joyce’s Short Story Araby (623 words, 1 pages)

James Joyce's "Araby" The narrator in "Araby" believes himself to be an individual in the midst of a sea of chaos and commotion. He is not necessarily a prominent individual in society, but rather one who becomes "jostled by drunken men and bargaining women, amid the curses of labourers, the ... Read More

A Comparison of Delusional Characters the Dead by James Joyce and Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (891 words, 1 pages)

In both Joyce's The Dead, and Kafka's Metamorphasis, the central charater is suffering from a severe delusion about their own self. Gabriel, in Joyce's The Dead, believes he is the one true love in Gretta's life. When this deception is revealed his world becomse shattered. Similarly, in The Metamorphasis, Gregor ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Araby by James Joyce (480 words, 1 pages)

In "Araby" James Joyce portrays his childhood as a dark, hopeless and poverty stricken one. Which would lead one to believe that this was how Joyce himself grew up, which is somewhat true. In fact Joyce was born into a fairly prosperous family of Irish merchants, although like all Irish ... Read More

A Comparison of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the Dead by James Joyce (1101 words, 2 pages)

Reading contemporary novels and stories has been one of my passions since childhood, i read up to this day alomst every day. Throughout the years, I have changed the genre considerably, yet never ventured into classical authors until this semester. Unlike the contemporary books I've read, these classical works demand ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Character in Eveline by James Joyce (730 words, 1 pages)

The main character of James Joyces short story, Eveline, has a tough time in her life both home and at business. The story shows what happen to her family, why her life went bad, meeting Frank, and the fact that she couldnt go Buenos Ayres to be married with her ... Read More

An Analysis of Araby by James Joyce (748 words, 1 pages)

Comment on the narrative voice of the story. Why does the boy get disillusioned at the end of the story? Does the confrontation with the reality take place only at the end? At what moment in the story and in what details does he confront the actual? The narrative voice ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Eveline by James Joyce (400 words, 1 pages)

In the short story "Eveline" by James Joyce, the character undergoes many conflicts and decisions that affect her lifestyle. The general theme of the story is one of a major conflict between family and the pursuit of romance. The character Eveline is forced to decide between staying in her current ... Read More

An Analysis of John Updike’s A&P and James Joyce’s Araby (1372 words, 7 pages)

JOHN UPDIKE'S A P AND JAMES JOYCE'S ARABY John Updike's A P and James Joyce's Araby share many of the same literary traits. The primary focus of the two stories revolves around a young man who is compelled to decipher the different between cruel reality and the fantasies of romance ... Read More

The Narrator’s Two Hopes in Araby by James Joyce (246 words, 1 pages)

In the Araby by James Joyce there are two things that the narrator expects to find. Fist he hoped to find a gift for Mangan's sister the girl who he is infatuated with and second he hopes to escape his household into a new and confident independence, to follow his ... Read More

Unrequited Love in Araby by James Joyce (365 words, 1 pages)

Araby is the story of a young boy who is attracted to his friend's older sister. The girl, who is probably much older, is unattainable. The boy experiences the feelings of love for the first time. The boy, who is raised in a strict Catholic family, adores his love from ... Read More

The Details of the Author’s Own Life in the Novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1608 words, 3 pages)

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce draws on many details of Joyce's own actual life, while also using fictional situations and events. Although the novel is more than just autobiographical, its protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, is essentially Joyce's "alter ego," a "fictional double," if you ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Varying Faces of Death by James Joyce’s The Dead (866 words, 1 pages)

The Varying Faces of Death James Joyce's "The Dead" exhibits the capacity of another's death to dishearten one in his future relations and experiences. This short story also gives voice to the emotions of a husband. This husband's wife's romantic tie to a man who died years ago, forces him ... Read More

An Analysis of Life After Death of James Joyce (407 words, 1 pages)

Life After Death James Joyce states it best saying, Better pass boldly into that world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age (p.143). Not only is he talking primarily about the death of relationships, but also that of literal death and other mortalities ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of James Joyce’s Ulysses (4368 words, 5 pages)

Throughout the text of James Joyce's Ulysses the reader is primarily presented with a male point of view towards the day's events, whether through Bloom, Stephen, or the myriad of minor characters that make appearances. This viewpoint works to create a singular perspective that goes unchallenged until the last chapter. ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Booka Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1198 words, 4 pages)

Religion and Its Effect on Stephen Dedalus Religion is an important and recurring theme in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Through his experiences with religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures and progressively becomes more individualistic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, several ... Read More

An Analysis of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (579 words, 3 pages)

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceImagery and Symbolism are vital in the effect the novel has on the reader. In the novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, the author uses the tools of imagery and symbolism to ... Read More

The Hidden Politics in the Novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1507 words, 3 pages)

Hidden Politics The Impact of Politics in The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By Elisabeth Ireland By definition, politics is the partisan or functional intrigue within a given group. However, in The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce, there is no such ... Read More

A Comparison of James Joyce and John Cheever in Being the Most Influencial Writers of 1800 (1208 words, 2 pages)

Distinguishing Characteristics on the Writings of Cheever and Joyce James Joyce and John Cheever were two influential writers of the late 1800's and early 1900's. James Joyce was an Irish author that wrote various short stories, novels, and poems. In Dubliners, he is noted for his epiphanies and objective correlatives. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce’s Eveline (839 words, 1 pages)

In both Joyces Eveline and Hemingways Hills Like White Elephants, both characters are forced to make a decision the will change their lives completely. Through the use of setting, symbolism, and character interaction you will see how Joyce and Hemingway give a sense of emotional and social loneliness through their ... Read More

An Analysis of James Joyce’s Dubliners a Collection of Short Stories (1481 words, 2 pages)

James Joyce's Dubliners is a collection of short stories that offers a brief, but intimate window into the lives of a variety of characters, many of whom have nothing in common beyond the fact that they live in Dublin. Men and women of all ages, occupations and social classes are ... Read More

A Character Analysis Through Chapters in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (561 words, 1 pages)

1.)In chapter one, a significant event was when Stephen went up to the reactors office to tell of Father Dolans pandying him. He felt that he had been falsely punished and did not want it to happen again. This seems to be a turning point for Stephen because it took ... Read More

An Observation on How Stephen Applies His Aesthetic Views In “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by James Joyce (627 words, 1 pages)

A Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man Stephen, makes the claim that he perceives his identity as being selfcontained and non-contradictory. Being readers we see that this in actuality is almost a direct opposite of how Stephen has been living his life. As his mind jumps from thinking ... Read More

A Comparison of A & P by John Updike and Araby by James Joyce (1372 words, 2 pages)

A Review of James Joyce’s Short Story Eveline (810 words, 1 pages)

In the short story, "Eveline," James Joyce introduces us to the life of a young woman named Eveline. She has the opportunity to escape with Frank, the man she thinks she loves, to a faraway country in search of a new life. Instead, she decides to stay in the dreary ... Read More

Modern Story Heroes in James Joyce’s Araby and Herman Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener (1089 words, 2 pages)

Unsatisfied Quest A "Quest" is a story in which a hero or a group of heroes seek to solve a problem. Traditionally the hero was sent by a fisher king to retrieve an object to restore the health of the kingdom. The modernist movement introduced the idea that the hero ... Read More

A Description of a Climate of Self-Conscious Emotional Inarticulacy in James Joyce’s The Dead and T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (3468 words, 4 pages)

Though James Joyce's realist short story "The Dead" and T.S. Eliot's mock-epic poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" both describe a climate of self-conscious emotional inarticulacy and division, the protagonists of each work deny themselves the pleasures of the present by their refusal to integrate differing tenses into ... Read More

Analyzing James Joyce’s Araby and Comparing Critiques by Deer and Deer, Litz, Atherton and Stone (985 words, 2 pages)

The story, "Araby" by James Joyce, is a short story about a young boy's life and his quest to impress the young girl for whom he has feelings. The protagonists to the young boy, including the young girl, are the boy's uncle, and the people at the Bazaar booth. The ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013