She Said: How Molly's Monologue Revises The Understanding Of James Joyce's Ulysses - The essay question is revealed in the title of the essay
Date Submitted: 04/18/2003 09:29:29
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 16 pages (4301 words)
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 16 pages (4301 words)
Throughout the text of James Joyce's Ulysses the reader is primarily presented with a male point of view towards the day's events, whether through Bloom, Stephen, or the myriad of minor characters that make appearances. This viewpoint works to create a singular perspective that goes unchallenged until the last chapter. In "Penelope", Molly's subconscious monologue brings an entirely different perspective to the text and the ideas created within it. More specifically, Molly revises the understanding …
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…xt in a new light, from the perspective of Molly, who creates the only trustworthy picture of Bloom. This reversal allows the reader to read Ulysses not as a book of suffering, but as a celebration of life. It may be simplistic to say that the final chapter gives the book a happy ending, but I can't think of a better way to say it.
Note: All page references are to the 1961 Random House Edition
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