Dubliners Flashcards
The Encounter
P - inevitability of routine, cannot escape despite wanting to
G - no info on narrator’s family/peers or aftermath of the adventure/encounter
Araby
P - external inaction vs intense internal response, economic barrier(costs a shilign to enter) reflects paralysis
S - commercialization of the bazaar contrasting romantic visions of the bazaar
Eveline
P - freezes at the end when she almost leaves, controlled by home duties
G - “going to Buenos Aires” was slang for prostitution
S - Eveline wants to go to Argentina w/ Frank to create a new life and get away from her “sins”, wants to give up her family and home for freedom
After The Race
P - Jimmy lacks direction + responsibility, moral paralysis b/c he can’t make good decisions, social life paralyzed by his financial dependence
G - hollow atmosphere despite it being celebratory, disconnection means something is missing/incomplete, no fulfillment
S - allure of wealth, Jimmy wanted to befriend Segouin for his own benefit
Two Gallants
P - ends on a dead end street, travels in a circle, ends where he began
G - Lenehan has “missing pieces” in his life
S - decline of Ireland, spirituality/purity is one of the first to go
The Boarding House
P - Polly and Mr. Doran are paralyzed, Mrs. Mooney has control over the situation
G - unfinished ending
S - use of sin to manipulate a marriage arrangement
A Little Cloud
P - inaction, Chandler feels paralyzed by his life in Dublin
G - he never writes/indulges in his own art, only fantasizes, never puts pen to paper, no clear resolution at end, no happy ending
S - marriage is sacred and it is corrupted by wealth and social status
Counterparts
P - stagnant position in his job and life is boring him, no rising up or anything
G - no context to his life other than that he works, doesn’t like his job and wants to drink
S - themes of moral corruption and decay, social injustices and power abuse
Clay
P - Maria is stuck in her situation and just lives day by day, blindfolded and doesn’t know what she picks
G - she is gnomon b/c of the lack of agency and substance in her life, everything in her life except cleaning is left neglected
S - she thinks she should be viewed as Joe’s Mother b/c she nursed him when his mom was unavailable
A Painful Case
P - Duffy’s ideas keep him from being able to connect to Mrs. Sinico until after her death
G - third person limited POV, only after Mrs. Sinico’s death is she given true depth/description/interest by others
S - Duffy treats his relationships as more polite than genuine connection
