I have decided to write my paper on Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. The basic goal of … More
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“Otherness” in Irish Literature
My research topic for the final paper will look at the literary concept of “the other”, beginning with the initial … More
Araby: A timeless Coming of Age Story
I thought I’d do an image search for my favorite James Joyce story, Araby. Amidst the old drawings and photographs … More
The North Wall as a Passage to Freedom
This week I explored James Joyce’s collection of short stories titled “Dubliners.” In my past few diary entries, I have … More
A Tale of Two Cities: Portrayals of London and Dublin in “A Little Cloud”
As I was reading this week, I was very interested in the way that the inhabitants of Dublin in Dubliners … More
Trial by Combat
Throughout the history of mankind, artists have been tackling the themes of death within their work. To almost suggest and … More
Blind Streets: A Short Analysis of Young Love in Joyce’s “Araby”
“North Richmond Street being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the … More
The Female Experience in Irish Literature
One theme that has continued to reoccur in the literature that has been read so far, is the plight of … More
Joyce and Otherness
When reading Joyce, I noticed multiple references to Eastern exoticism. The first occurs in the…
Power, Lust, and Swans
TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual assault. Please read with caution if you are sensitive to this topic. The National Sexual Assault Hotline … More
