In The Dead by James Joyce we have the theme of mortality, connection, failure, politics, religion and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and very early on in the story Joyce delves into one of the main themes of the story, the theme […]

In Grace by James Joyce we have the theme of alcoholism, redemption, religion and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader becomes aware that Joyce, through his use of the word Grace for the title of the […]

In A Mother by James Joyce we have the theme of stubbornness, frustration, status, appearance and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and it is after reading the story that the reader realises that Joyce, through his character description of Mrs Kearney at […]

In Ivy Day in the Committee Room by James Joyce we have the theme of hypocrisy, loyalty, politics and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and very early on in the story Joyce delves into one of the main themes of the story, […]

In A Painful Case by James Joyce we have the theme of loneliness, isolation, guilt, order and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and very early on in the story the reader realises that Joyce, through the use of colour, is highlighting to […]

In Clay by James Joyce we have the theme of poverty, conflict, disconnection, escape and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Joyce, by giving the reader a description of Maria’s daily tasks, may be […]

In Counterparts by James Joyce we have the theme of resentment, failure, powerlessness and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and some readers will recognise that Joyce, through the use of the title of the story, is suggesting to the reader the idea […]

In A Little Cloud by James Joyce we have the theme of discontent, frustration, responsibility, resentment, escape and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and very early on in the story the reader gets an idea of exactly how discontent the main character […]

In The Boarding House by James Joyce we have the theme of powerlessness, social opinion, paralysis and marriage. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and what is interesting about the story is that the reader is given the point of view of two of […]

In Two Gallants by James Joyce we have the theme of betrayal, treachery and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and one of the first things the reader will notice after they have read the story is that Joyce is using irony when […]

In After the Race by James Joyce we have the theme of money, status, class, politics and paralysis. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unknown narrator and very early on in the story Joyce appears to be exploring the theme of paralysis. As the cars are […]

In Araby by James Joyce we have the theme of innocence, adventure, escape, desire, frustration and disappointment. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is a memory piece and is narrated in the first person by an unnamed narrator who is looking back at an incident that happened when he was younger. It is also […]

In An Encounter by James Joyce we have the theme of escape, failure, paralysis, disaffection, poverty, disappointment, loyalty, education and coming of age. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the first person by an unnamed male who is looking back on an incident from his childhood and after reading the story […]

In The Sisters by James Joyce we have the theme of paralysis and freedom. Taken from his Dubliners collection the story is narrated in the first person by an young unnamed boy and after first reading the story the reader realises that Joyce may be exploring the theme of paralysis. There is the obvious fact […]