The Dead By James Joyce Essay

In the story "The Dead", written by James Joyce, the author writes this story all to reveal the charater named "Gabriel". The author does a great job describing and revealing important characteristics that help the reader better understand such portraits.
Throughout the short story we can find how Gabriel is feeling, and we notice how he is not fully heartbroken eventhough the one dead was his wife, but instead he is looking at her with curiosity. The point of view by which the story is being told gives us the opportunity to have an insider perspective at what is happening. By this point of view we can see how truly Gabriel is feeling at this sorrowful moment. We can read/see, how Gabriel was not the perfect husband, and he is not hurt by that fact. The point of view also helps the reader by describing the setting throughly, and it helps establish the setting as a dark moment, where everything seems to be black, the color of death.
Rhe imagery used in this short story is also a key point as it provides images being described by Joyce. Imagery used in this short story provides a setting in which everything it is described the actions before the incident, and helps the reader establish the period of the events. Us, the readers, are able to have a full insight of how the lady looks in her last moments, which
The form in which sentences were arranged using a vocabulary which is not a sad tone, but a curious one. It reveals that Gabriel is not moved by the vents, and the reader infers he did not love her at all. He motif is a tricky one, which at first it conveys a sense of curiosity, but at the end it does a drastic change to a sad/ emotional tone. This part of story it reveals how Gabriel is really feeling inside, as he sees his wife being burried. In conclusion, the motif and diction of words helps describe and make stand out the important characteristics of