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The opening sentences of “The Boarding House” paint a deft picture of Mrs. Mooney and the society she lives in. By identifying her first as a butcher’s daughter, Joyce highlights that as a woman in early 20th-century Dublin, Mrs. Mooney’s identity and social position are dictated and defined by the men in her life. However, in the next sentence, he indicates that for a certain kind of woman—determined women like Mrs. Mooney—there remains some freedom to maneuver, even within this restrictive, patriarchal society.
Joyce has sometimes been accused of misogyny, and Mrs. Mooney and Polly are often held up as…