ENGL 226 Lecture 29: ENGL 226 JOYCE
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Life: father was an alcoholic, mother was the one who introduced him to the arts. He loved the arts almost as much as he hated (catholicism: 5 surviving brothers and sisters out of 10 total siblings, 1904 he left ireland to move to paris. Wanted to write about ireland as it was and religion. Couldn"t write about it until he was from far away perspective. Ireland: a struggle for indepenence: henry 8th took away land ownership from catholic believers. Summary: a man and his wife attend an annual dance party ay his aunts house. He has a few awkward exchanges with the maid and a collegue. Theres singing and dancing and then finally the dinner. The man gives the speech and after sees his wife looking sad and gloomy, he gets aroused and cant wait to get her in the hotel. Well, when they get home, the wife doesn"t reciprocate the hotness.
