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by Maria’s and Little Chandler’s very childlike appearances and mannerisms. Maria is described as a “very, very small person” (Clay, pg. 87) as Little Chandler “gave one the idea of being a little man.” (Cloud, pg. 60) Little Chandler’s “frame was fragile...his voice was quiet...his hands were white and small” (Cloud, pg. 60) and he had a row of “childish white teeth” (Cloud, pg. 60) also giving him an adolescent appearance. One also receives the impression of Little Chandler’s childlike inadequacy as he enters the bar in which he meets Gallaher. “The bar seemed to him to be full of people and he felt that the people were observing him curiously.”(Cloud, pg. 64) Upon reading this statement, one pictures a small child walking into a room full of adults and consequently feeling somewhat inferior. The word “seemed” also stands out. The fact of whether or not the bar was actually ...

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wishes to stress Maria’s smallness by placing Maria on a “little stool” and yet still have her toes “barely touching the floor.” However, although Joyce shows Maria to be “insufficient” for the outside world she does not generally see herself as such. She feels that she has “a nice tidy little body” (Clay, pg. 89) and she looks at herself with “quaint affection.” (Clay, pg. 89)
Other than their juvenile appearances and mannerisms, Maria and Little Chandler were also inadequate due to their timidity. Maria’s shyness is shown through her encounter with the elderly gentleman on the tram. The gentleman began to ...

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