FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a reporter
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a father
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a poet
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a soldier
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Detailed explanation-1: -Considering Gallaher’s success at the London Press, Chandler decides that if he wants a shot at a better life, he’d have to leave Dublin too. He fantasizes about becoming a famous poet, and believes this would be possible for him, if only the circumstances of his life were different.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gallaher left Dublin eight years earlier and has made a success of himself as a journalist in London. On the way, Little Chandler fantasizes about succeeding himself, as a writer of poetry.
Detailed explanation-3: -“A Little Cloud” maps the frustrated aspirations Little Chandler has to change his life and pursue his dream of writing poetry. The story contrasts Little Chandler’s dissatisfaction and temerity with Gallaher’s bold writing career abroad.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the short story “A Little Cloud” by James Joyce, the protagonist, Little Chandler, begins the narrative at his office job in Dublin. He excitedly thinks about his old friend Ignatius Gallaher who he is to meet at a bar upon leaving work.