Dubliners
Dubliners is considered a champion among books written in the English language. James Joyce’s characterization of not only the people in the stories, but of Dublin itself, demonstrates his great ability as an author. Dubliners is not a book with a normal story line, a plot, and a definite climax and resolution. Instead, it is more of a setting, an atmosphere, an "epiphany" as Joyce called it. To understand the book, it is recommendable to focus on Irish history, and more specifically, Charles Stewart Parnell. He is a figure alluded to in this and other books by Joyce. He has been referred to as the "uncrowned king of Ireland." The series of short stories included in Dubliners depict a broken morale in and around the city of Dublin. The early 1900’s marked a time of disheartened spirits not only in Dublin but all of Ireland. England still clutched Ireland under it’s own control.. The citizens were bitter and dismayed. It wasn’t until 1922 that Ireland freed itself from England. Up until that time, Ireland was occupied and ruled from Britain. The occupation had begun hundreds of years before, but from the end of the 18th century, a distinct Irish nationalism began to evolve. From 1801 onwards, Ireland had no
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Approximate Word count = 1323
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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