The Dead
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Section 1 Section 2 Section 3
Themes
All Themes Jealousy and Male Pride Nostalgia and the Past vs. the Present Death Ireland, Anti-Nationalism, and the Foreign Women and Society
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Characters
All Characters Gabriel Conroy Gretta Conroy Lily Kate Morkan (Aunt Kate) Julia Morkan (Aunt Julia) Mary Jane
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The Dead

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James Joyce

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Section 1
  • Section 2
  • Section 3
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Jealousy and Male Pride Theme Icon
    Jealousy and Male Pride
  • Nostalgia and the Past vs. the Present Theme Icon
    Nostalgia and the Past vs. the Present
  • Death Theme Icon
    Death
  • Ireland, Anti-Nationalism, and the Foreign Theme Icon
    Ireland, Anti-Nationalism, and the Foreign
  • Women and Society Theme Icon
    Women and Society
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Gabriel Conroy
  • Gretta Conroy
  • Lily
  • Kate Morkan (Aunt Kate)
  • Julia Morkan (Aunt Julia)
  • Mary Jane
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Snow Symbol Icon
    Snow
  • Light and Dark Symbol Icon
    Light and Dark
  • Windows Symbol Icon
    Windows
  • Grey Symbol Icon
    Grey
  • Brown Symbol Icon
    Brown
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Alliteration
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Flashbacks
  • Foil
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Mood
  • Setting
  • Stream of Consciousness
  • Style
  • Tone
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Egeland, Anna. "The Dead." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 31 Mar 2017. Web. 22 Jun 2025.


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Egeland, Anna. "The Dead." LitCharts LLC, March 31, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-dead.

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