Joyce, An Encounter Flashcards
‘He gave me the impression…’
‘He gave me the impression that he was repeating something which he had learned by heart’
P.16
‘Magnetised by some…’
‘Magnetised by some words of his own speech, his mind slowly circling round and round in the same orbit’
P.16
‘He repeated his…’
‘He repeated his phrases over and over again’
P.16
How does Joe Dillon describe the mans voice?
‘His monotonous voice’
P.16
Why does Mahoney leave Dillon with the man?
He chases a cat across the open field and ‘desisting from this’ he begins to ‘wander about the far end of the field, aimlessly’
P.17
What causes subject causes the man to become transfixed on his own speech? Give a quote describing the repetition of his monologue
He sees Mahoney chasing the cat and concludes that Mahoney is an indisciplined boy who should be whipped. He begins a monologue on the subject of chastising boys
‘His mind, as if magnetised again by his speech, seemed to circle slowly round and round it’s new centre’
P.17