Modernism In the arts‚ a radical break with the past and concurrent search for new forms of expression. Modernism fostered a period of experimentation in the arts from the late 19th to the mid-20th century‚ particularly in the years following World War I. In an era characterized by industrialization‚ rapid social change‚ advances in science and the social sciences (e.g.‚Darwinism‚ Freudian theory)‚ Modernists felt a growing alienation incompatible with Victorian morality‚ optimism‚ and convention
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seriously interested in her. So she decides to keep Polly in the boarding house and make her an attraction for the clients. And one day she notices that something is happening between Polly and one of the lodgers named Mr. Doran. He is a serious‚ quiet man of about thirty-five. He has a steady job and a good salary. And those things are very valuable for him. Mrs. Mooney decides to take advantage of this situation. She hopes he would be afraid to lose his job in case of a scandal. She says that he had
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The story “Araby” by James Joyce is about a young catholic boy who lives in a religious town and goes to a religious school. He had really no exposure to women or anything else. Then he saw his friend’s sister that lives across from him. He started to have feelings toward her. The boy is starting to go through puberty and he expresses his sexual desires towards the girl. He is having a hard time to deny it because of his religion. He feels that it is a sin. Joyce connects paragraph five and six to
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James Joyce reveals in “The Dead” a number of inner conflicts in the character of Gabriel. He makes it clear to the reader of Gabriel’s challenges of man v. self through techniques such as the motif of time and symbolism. The number uses the motif of time to describe Gabriel’s inner character. Joyce mentions how Gabriel has a feeling of not being as sympathetic as what he thinks he should be. “He wondered at his riot of emotions of an hour before‚” shows how Gabriel reflects on who he is and who
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Reflective statement on “Eveline” by James Joyce Before the interactive orals‚ I wasn’t sure or fully convinced about the reasons why Eveline would want to stay in Dublin. Everything seemed right in place for her to begin a new life with a man she supposedly trusted and wanted to be with. The interactive orals gave me a better understanding of how much of an impact the ’Irish Diaspora’‚ ’Roman Catholicism’‚ the ’Role of Women in Ireland’ and ’Ireland in the New World’ contributed to her paralysis
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In the short story “The Dead” by James Joyce‚ the main protagonist‚ Gabriel‚ reminisces on life. Joyce uses symbolism and imagery to describe death in Gabriel’s life. Death is a major theme in the excerpt; as shown in the line‚ “Pleasure of the walk along the river in the snow.” However‚ that same sentence also uses several literary devices such as Imagery. James Joyce paints a picture of the funeral and makes us feel what Gabriel feels‚ we see what Gabriel sees. The words fly off the page and into
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James Joyce’s ‘Araby’ is a short story that examines the life of people living in North Richmond Street and is described from the point of view of a child. Joyce describes the narrators awakening and sexual awareness “when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped” (1202). In Joyce’s short story gives us a hint of the nature of innocence and how it was shattered with the inability to control the situation as it unfolds. The narrator tries to find ways to satisfy his promise to the girl he cares
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Modernism Notes What is Modernism? – a movement in art and literature beginning around WWI and lasting through the 30’s; about the beginning of WWII. What are the distinguishing characteristics of modernism? ➢ a radical shift away from the aesthetic and moral values of the 19th century ➢ an abandonment of classic form in favor of complex‚ obscure‚ and elite structure and allusions ➢ a persistent theme of disillusionment in society Who are the most prominent modernist
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In the short story‚ ‘The Dead’‚ James Joyce illustrates the character Gabriel by masterfully using poetic devices such as imagery and tone. However‚ the reader slowly discovers that they’re not the only ones finding out the truth about Gabriel’s personality‚ as Gabriel himself is unearthing who he really is. Imagery‚ one of the best devices in James Joyce’s toolbelt‚ is used beautifully to give hints to the reader of the thoughts that run through Gabriel’s head consistently. A good example of this
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Araby Araby is a short story about a young boy that falls in love that has little or no experiences on the subject he in turn gets to feel for himself some of the follies that come along with it. Firstly we see the awkwardness the boy demonstrates around his crush. This boy who remains nameless throughout the story we see follow around a girl and spy on her‚ this in my books isn’t a great way to get the ladies‚ but on the other hand he is just a boy and the story took place over
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