![]() ![]() A man, with two establishments to keep up, of course he couldn’t….” correctly.) Money is a constant focus for most characters, usually in conjunction with their pitiful state. (A side note-I wonder if I’m reading “Higgins never had anything for himself. The pervasiveness of sex is matched only by its damaging or furtive display. Mooney’s affair with Polly) and in language (Polly described as a “perverse little madonna” and at the end she falls into a “revery”). Religion is still apparent both in activity (the priest in “The Boarding House” wanting to know every detail of Mr. Many of the same themes that I mentioned in the previous post are present here, with some additional themes surfacing. The average age of the main character(s) in each story increases as the novel unfolds. Continuing the summary at a clip that makes it difficult to write about everything (Joyce is especially rich on imagery and symbolism), I’ll carry on with major items from these stories. ![]()
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