Dubliners

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Themes Though,at first glance,the stories seem simply to be realistic,objective descriptions of everyday life,they are psychologically eventful.The psychological action often takes the form of an EPIPHANY in which a commonplace action or object brings a character an unexpected revelation truth and a deep understanding of life. The chief theme whcih holds the 15 stories together is the failure to find a way out from PARALYSIS,both physical and moral,linked to religion,politics and culture.Dublin is the heart of this paralysis and all citizens are victims.The moral center of ,however,is not paralysis alone but the revelation of paralysis to its victims.Each character comes to a knowledge,an awareness of his own condition and for a moment he's able to see with clarity what is the best way to make all his/her dreams and hopes come true.But each character is always defeated from the environment,which shows to possess more strenght.That's why we have the impression of ...

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view are rejected: each story is told from the perspective of a character.Narrated monolgue, in the form of indirect thought and often of free indirect thought,is widely used:it consists in the presentation of the protagonist's thoughts through limited mediation of the narrator and allows the reader to acquire direct knowledge of the character. Language 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,though most of the times the language is realistic. Historical hints The series of short stories included in depict a broken morale in and around the city of Dublin.The early 1900's marked a time of ...

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