Starting from the title it creates malinconical  mood.

The text can be decided in four sequences.

Different function: 

1- introduction starts with the setting of the story (Morkan’s house, annual dance, introductory sequence, the Morkan’s are waiting for their guests)

The arrival of guests at the annual dance.

 The same name of the character may hint at an announcement that Gabriel can make.

Hi intention is to 

Gabriel used to hold a speech during the annual ball.

Why is he giving a speech? Because he is an intellectual guest.

What does the first sequence tell the intelligent reader about Gabriel? Vain man. Is vanity is underlined ex. He is wearing his galoches ( continental fashion)

What is his impact with lily like? He is embarrassed because he 

He asked her a question which embarrasses Lily

For the very first moment he understands he has make a mistake

The narrator makes G. Conroy a late arrival because he wants the reader to make expectations.

Why is he so self assured? 

He believes he has got a better culture

While he is musing of the possibility of quoting Shakespeare or the other one he is not able to have an usual conversation.

He gives her a penny. 

Not only he makes a is take in conversation. 

Someone who brings an announcement 

Did you like his speech? It wasn’t suitable for the situation. 

He spoke about his aunts. He used a very rhetorical structure. After thanking his punts for the invitation 

What is the topic of the speech?  The concept of ospitality 

Durante il ballo ball a on una nazionalista miss Ivory 

Lui no è a favore del nazionalismo irlandese. Se lui non è d’accordo, con cos’è d’accordo?

Lui ha la mentalità cosmopolita e l’unica cosa che riconosce all’Irlanda è l’ospitalità. Non gli interessa la rinascita della cultura irlandese -> bisogna andare all’estero per imparare altre lingue. 

How does he evaluate the other countries? Hanno di più da dare

Themes: irish ospitality, comparison between past and present, sad memories, three graces.

Music is a constant presence in the story

Music -> protagonist

Annual ball, dance , the most relevan event happens when a song is beeing ..

3. The .. morning ..

 

From 10:00 pm to the early morning

Snowing -> how Gabriel’s way of speaking changes

At the beginning of his speech is language is rhetorical , going on he is more spontaneous and more human . (Interior monologue)

Gabriel is paralyzed becous she realizes that 

What does Gabriel understand about himself? That he is unable to love 

Da azione a percezione -> epifania -> il personaggio viene a patti con se stesso

He wasn’t sincere , he was not true to himself

A very affected person -> vuole dare un’immagine di se diversa dal reale

I couldn’t know which side to be in.

Our identity is born 

It speaks about humanity 

It presents a human beeing that has always been convinced to be a self assured person but later on he realized he was not what he and other people had thought he was.

He realizes that he never had been able to live like fury -> accepting risks

 He is unable to face situations the result of which is mystery. 

It is mystery that attracts human beeing.