FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“Araby”
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“The Boarding House”
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“The Dead”
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“An Encounter”
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Detailed explanation-1: -The fact that snow falls indiscriminately “on both the living and the dead” all over Dublin highlights the fact that many Dubliners are living meaningless lives and are essentially dead while alive. As Gabriel enters the house there is “a light fringe of snow” on his coat and galoshes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Joyce uses snow to illustrate both the weak and the strong traits of water and ice, thus snow represents the fissures and cracks, as well as the strength and beauty, that embody life. Just as falling snow covers all of nature, Joyce’s snow unifies humanity with the imperfect uniqueness of human nature.
Detailed explanation-3: -Joyce manipulated the concept of ‘death’ as a major theme in Dubliners. This theme is sometimes the spirit of Ireland, sometimes the people who become slave of routine and sometimes the one who are morally paralyzed.
Detailed explanation-4: -"The Dead” is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. It is by far the longest story in the collection and, at 15, 952 words, is almost long enough to be described as a novella.