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Dubliners Study Guide

by James Joyce

Dubliners study guide contains a biography of James Joyce, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

The Sisters:

A young boy deals with the death of his friend, an elderly priest who ended his life paralyzed. His mother brings him to the wake, where they sit with the priest's sisters, and learn some unsettling facts about the priest's last days.

An Encounter:

A young boy, longing for adventure and escape from the tedium of school life, plays hooky with a classmate. The boys traipse about some of Dublin's seedier areas, finally coming across a very strange old man, who may have some dark intentions.

Araby:

A youth in the throes of his first passion hopes to win a girl's affection by buying a gift at Araby, an Orientalist bazaar. But when he does go to Araby, he finds nothing but disappointment.

Eveline:

A nineteen-year-old girl struggles with…

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• Dubliners Summary
• About Dubliners
• Character List
• Major Themes
• Summary and Analysis of The Sisters
• Summary and Analysis of An Encounter
• Summary and Analysis of Araby
• Summary and Analysis of Eveline
• Summary and Analysis of After the Race
• Summary and Analysis of Two Gallants
• Summary and Analysis of The Boarding House
• Summary and Analysis of A Little Cloud
• Summary and Analysis of Counterparts
• Summary and Analysis of Clay
• Summary and Analysis of A Painful Case
• Summary and Analysis of Ivy Day in the Committee Room
• Summary and Analysis of A Mother
• Summary and Analysis of Grace
• Summary and Analysis of The Dead
• Related Links on Dubliners
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources

• Dubliners: Major Themes
• Dubliners: Essays
• Dubliners: E-Text
• Dubliners: Questions
• Dubliners: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
• James Joyce: Biography