The Dead
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
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
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Gabriel Conroy Gretta Conroy Lily Kate Morkan (Aunt Kate) Julia Morkan (Aunt Julia) Mary Jane
Symbols
All Symbols Snow Light and Dark Windows Grey Brown
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Allusions Dialect Flashbacks Foil Genre Imagery Mood Setting Stream of Consciousness Style Tone
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The Dead

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James Joyce
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