Preview of James Joyce's Dubliners:

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A Literary Analysis of Dubliners

James Joyce created a collection of short stories in Dubliners describing the time and place he grew up in. At the time it was written, Joyce intends to portray to the people of Dublin the problems with the Irish lifestyles. Many of these stories share a reoccurring theme of a character?s desire to escape his or her responsibilities in regards to his relationship with his, job, money situation, and social status; this theme is most prevalent in After the Race, Counterparts, and The Dead.

In After the Race, the main character, Jimmy Doyle, attempts to escape his responsibilities as a student. Jimmy?s father pays for Jimmy to be educated in England, Dublin, and later at Cambridge in order for Jimmy to be able to support himself financially. Jimmy, however, ?did not study very earnestly and took to bad courses for awhile? (36). This shows that Jimmy did not only shirk his responsibility to his father, but also chose not to plan for his own future. Joyce portrays Jimmy as a character that cannot make good decisions ab... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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