The Dead Essays & Research Papers

Theme of The Dead by James Joyce and Things Fall Apart by Chinua: Comparative Analysis

5 Pages 2488 Words

The novel, The Dead by James Joyce begins with the character, Gabriel and his wife, Gretta arriving at an annual dinner party. At this party, Gabriel has different encounters with several different people. Throughout The Dead, themes begin to reveal themselves, jealousy and masculinity/male pride, as well as anti-nationalism, death, and women. The second novel I will be looking at...

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The Dead': The Unhappiness of Gabriel Conroy

3 Pages 1260 Words

“The Dead” by James Joyce, from Dubliners, centers around the events that take place at an annual Christmas party in Dublin, Ireland. This short story follows the protagonist, Gabriel Conroy, who is thrust into these events, and is the only character that expresses his discontent with the state of Ireland. His unhappiness is a direct result of those around him...

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The Dead': Gabriel Conroy Characteristic

2 Pages 792 Words

In the short story, The Dead from the novel Dubliners by James Joyce, readers are led through a bustling, yet monotonous, dinner party by the protagonist Gabriel Conroy, an intelligent, impersonal, “cold-air” introvert who is constantly found present in his own thoughts, rather than mentally present in the majority of situations throughout the plot. In the critical essay, also titled...

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The Dead': Symbolism in a Book

3 Pages 1505 Words

James Joyce is lauded for his distinct style of writing in free direct discourse. Though his style may seem chaotic and disjointed, Joyce adds a single fixture to his narratives that conveys a unity and connects the otherwise haphazard dialogue. In The Dead, the final story of Joyce’s masterpiece, Dubliners, the symbol of snow unites the characters and is cause...

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The Idea of Collective and Individual Identity in The Dead, Daddy, Brave New World and The Handmaid’s Tale

7 Pages 2999 Words

This essay will focus on the ideas of collective and individual identity and how they are presented in ‘The Dead’ (1914) by James Joyce, Brave New World (1932) by Aldous Huxley, ‘Daddy’ (1965) by Silvia Plath and The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood. The idea of identity, in general, is a central theme in all of these texts. Gordon...

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The Dead essays

Theme of The Dead by James Joyce and Things Fall Apart by Chinua: Comparative Analysis

The Dead': The Unhappiness of Gabriel Conroy

The Dead': Gabriel Conroy Characteristic

The Dead': Symbolism in a Book

The Idea of Collective and Individual Identity in The Dead, Daddy, Brave New World and The Handmaid’s Tale

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