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JBais - Lesson Notes about The Dead - 21.03.12
by - (2012-03-21)
Up to 5 B- J.Joyce's The Dead
LESSON NOTES 21.03.12
The Dead is a short story and it belongs to the collection Dubliners by James Joyce. The Dead is the last short story of the collection.
The main characters are Gabriel and his wife Gretta, who comes from Galway. The name Gabriel reminds the Archangel who announced to Maria she would be the mother of Jesus Christ and so the intelligent reader expects Gabriel will announce something important. Gabriel is an Irish man and he's married Gretta. His mother wasn't happy of his marry because Gretta belongs to another social class.
The short story is set in an annual party, in Dublin. It is organized every year by his aunts. Here people dance, eat and listen music. There are all students of school music, friends and all the family.
Gabriel is an important figure in the party because he's expected to hold a speech during the evening. At the beginning of the party, he meets Lily, the servant, and he asks her if she has got a boyfriend and she doesn't feel at ease.
When Gabriel arrives it is snowing.
Irish society is clearly divided between men and women: it is seen when at the party men must put their coats in a room downstairs, while men must put their clothes in a room upstairs.
From the beginning, the intelligent reader can imagine Gretta to be different from the conventional wife because she doesn't obey Gabriel, she's doesn't conform and so she creates problems. They're very different: Gabriel is terribly in love with her, is very protective because he wants to protect her from the cold weather.
At the party there is an happy atmosphere created by people, dance and music. The party is a ritual, a moment to stay together. While Gabriel is dancing, he meets an important characters: Mrs Ivors. They begin a difficult conversation about Ireland because she isn't agree with Gabriel's vision of Ireland. She's a nationalist. The speech is only a pretext the narrator uses to talks about Ireland.
Religious theme is a theme of The Dead, because the dinner may be considered a religious event. The "priest" of the dinner is Gabriel: he may play the role of a priest. Gabriel has prepared a speech so the reader can understand he's not spontaneous. He wanted to exploit a quotation but then he changes idea because he considers people unable to follow a speech so complex.
The Dead is a short story and it belongs to the collection Dubliners by James Joyce. The Dead is the last short story of the collection.
The main characters are Gabriel and his wife Gretta, who comes from Galway. The name Gabriel reminds the Archangel who announced to Maria she would be the mother of Jesus Christ and so the intelligent reader expects Gabriel will announce something important. Gabriel is an Irish man and he's married Gretta. His mother wasn't happy of his marry because Gretta belongs to another social class.
The short story is set in an annual party, in Dublin. It is organized every year by his aunts. Here people dance, eat and listen music. There are all students of school music, friends and all the family.
Gabriel is an important figure in the party because he's expected to hold a speech during the evening. At the beginning of the party, he meets Lily, the servant, and he asks her if she has got a boyfriend and she doesn't feel at ease.
When Gabriel arrives it is snowing.
Irish society is clearly divided between men and women: it is seen when at the party men must put their coats in a room downstairs, while men must put their clothes in a room upstairs.
From the beginning, the intelligent reader can imagine Gretta to be different from the conventional wife because she doesn't obey Gabriel, she's doesn't conform and so she creates problems. They're very different: Gabriel is terribly in love with her, is very protective because he wants to protect her from the cold weather.
At the party there is an happy atmosphere created by people, dance and music. The party is a ritual, a moment to stay together. While Gabriel is dancing, he meets an important characters: Mrs Ivors. They begin a difficult conversation about Ireland because she isn't agree with Gabriel's vision of Ireland. She's a nationalist. The speech is only a pretext the narrator uses to talks about Ireland.
Religious theme is a theme of The Dead, because the dinner may be considered a religious event. The "priest" of the dinner is Gabriel: he may play the role of a priest. Gabriel has prepared a speech so the reader can understand he's not spontaneous. He wanted to exploit a quotation but then he changes idea because he considers people unable to follow a speech so complex.