A second theme I notice is relationship and how they differ from person to person. This is most prevalent in the relations between Father Flynn, the speaker and Eliza. The narrator appears to have a close bond with Father Flynn and describes how he educated him in "how complex and mysterious were certain institutions of the Church" (5). Mr. Cotter calls this relationship "bad for children," (2) due to the age gap but our protagonist disagrees. Although later the narrator has a negative dream about this religious figure. Our narrator seems to feel bad about Flynn's death but he is hesitant to show it. Eliza is mostly the opposite of this and is able to articulate her grief. Eliza, a sister of Flynn, is said to have cared for him, like the narrator, and she identifies his mental decline and laments his death. The narrator seems not to have realized Glynn's insanity and thinks "I felt even annoyed at discovering in myself a sensation of freedom as if I had been freed from something by his death" (5), instead of mourning his loss.
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
Early Appearances of Themes in "The Dubliners"
After reading "The Sisters," I can identify two themes that may be present throughout the entirety of James Joyce's "The Dubliners." The first and most prevalent theme is death, particularly how death affects those that are still living. This is best seen in Father Flynn's death and how the narrator and Flynn's sisters react to his passing. It appears that dying has paralyzed these characters. The narrator describes Flynn's decline as "paralysis" (1) and this unnamed protagonist partakes in inaction himself such as not entering Flynn's shop, refusing to eat, having an inability to pray and not conversing.
A second theme I notice is relationship and how they differ from person to person. This is most prevalent in the relations between Father Flynn, the speaker and Eliza. The narrator appears to have a close bond with Father Flynn and describes how he educated him in "how complex and mysterious were certain institutions of the Church" (5). Mr. Cotter calls this relationship "bad for children," (2) due to the age gap but our protagonist disagrees. Although later the narrator has a negative dream about this religious figure. Our narrator seems to feel bad about Flynn's death but he is hesitant to show it. Eliza is mostly the opposite of this and is able to articulate her grief. Eliza, a sister of Flynn, is said to have cared for him, like the narrator, and she identifies his mental decline and laments his death. The narrator seems not to have realized Glynn's insanity and thinks "I felt even annoyed at discovering in myself a sensation of freedom as if I had been freed from something by his death" (5), instead of mourning his loss.
A second theme I notice is relationship and how they differ from person to person. This is most prevalent in the relations between Father Flynn, the speaker and Eliza. The narrator appears to have a close bond with Father Flynn and describes how he educated him in "how complex and mysterious were certain institutions of the Church" (5). Mr. Cotter calls this relationship "bad for children," (2) due to the age gap but our protagonist disagrees. Although later the narrator has a negative dream about this religious figure. Our narrator seems to feel bad about Flynn's death but he is hesitant to show it. Eliza is mostly the opposite of this and is able to articulate her grief. Eliza, a sister of Flynn, is said to have cared for him, like the narrator, and she identifies his mental decline and laments his death. The narrator seems not to have realized Glynn's insanity and thinks "I felt even annoyed at discovering in myself a sensation of freedom as if I had been freed from something by his death" (5), instead of mourning his loss.
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