Dubliners: 15 Brevi Storie di James Joyce, Appunti di Inglese

Scarica Dubliners: 15 Brevi Storie di James Joyce e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Dubliners Dublin: ● Childhood → The Sisters, An Encounter, Araby; ● Adolescence → After the race, The Boarding House, Eveline, Two gallants; ● Mature Life → A Little Cloud, Clay, Counterparts, A Painful case; ● Public Life → Ivy Day in the Committee Room, A Mother, Grace, The Dead. The last story, The Dead, can be considered Joyce's rst masterpiece. It stands out from the other fourteen stories of the collection because, however similar in theme, it is more elaborate, and it is at once the summary and climax of Dubliners. What holds all these stories together is a particular structure. Narrative techniques Each story is told from the perspective of a character. Narrated monologue, in the form of free direct speech, is widely used. The linguistic register is varied, since the language used in all the stories suits the age, the social class and the role of the characters. The use of epiphany The description in each story is realistic. The use of realism is mixed with symbolism, since external details have a deeper meaning. In fact, Joyce thought his function was to také the reader beyond the usual aspects of life and he employed the epiphany to reach his purpose. The epiphany is “the sudden spiritual manifestation” caused by a trivial gesture or an external object, which used to lead the character to a sudden self realisation. So understanding the epiphany in each story is often the key to the story itself. The episode described is apparently unimportant but essential to the life of the characters. A pervasive eme: paralysis The paralysis of Dublin which Joyce wanted to portray is both physical, and moral (linked to religion, politics and culture). Joyce's Dubliners either accept their condition because they are not aware of it or because they lack the courage to break the chains that bind them. All the Dubliners are weak and afraid people, slaves of their life. Coming to awareness or self realisation marks the climax of these stories. The main theme is the failure to nd a way out of “paralysis”, and the opposite of paralysis is “escape” and its consequent failure. It originates from an impulse caused by a sense of enclosure that many characters experience, but none of them succeeds: they live as exiles at home, unable to cut the bonds that tie them to their own world.