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Ulysses (1922) - Coggle Diagram
Ulysses (1922)
General Overview
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Setting: Dublin, 16th June 1904 (chosen to commemorate Joyce’s first date with Nora Barnacle).
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Main Characters
Leopold Bloom: The protagonist, counterpart to Ulysses. He is an "everyman" whose actions are trivial and anti-heroic.
Molly Bloom: Leopold’s wife, counterpart to Penelope. Unlike the original heroine, she is sensuous and unfaithful.
Stephen Dedalus: A young artist (the protagonist of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man), representing Telemachus.
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Short Plot
- The Wanderings: Leopold Bloom spends the day wandering around Dublin, performing mundane tasks.
- The Meeting: Bloom meets Stephen Dedalus in a brothel and brings him back to his home.
- The Betrayal: Bloom is aware that Molly intends to bring her lover, Boylan, into their bed, which fuels his feelings of insecurity and isolation.
- Conclusion: The novel ends with Molly’s famous interior monologue. Her final "YES" represents a total acceptance of life, despite the lack of justice or traditional order.
Meaning of the Ending: Molly’s final "YES" is the epiphany of the novel: it signifies the total acceptance of all things and all human beings, rather than a restoration of moral order.
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