tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post1944621240754529230..comments2024-02-25T01:48:45.848-07:00Comments on Mr. Center's Wall: DUBLINERS, by James Joyce: "The Boarding House"Joseph Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-69379952871955283962011-03-22T20:31:25.909-06:002011-03-22T20:31:25.909-06:002. I looked back through things, and as soon as w...2. I looked back through things, and as soon as we get past the couple stories built from child protagonists, there's always at least an undercurrent of sexism, but again, I think it might even go beyond that (though still leaning toward misogyny) to just antipathy.<br />4. YES!Joseph Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090686611405364311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395948500312534280.post-43345887110748136122011-03-22T16:50:23.116-06:002011-03-22T16:50:23.116-06:001. My favorite is still "Eveline", but t...1. My favorite is still "Eveline", but this is right up there.<br />2. My sense is that all of the characters are motivated by fear, most of all the beau. <br />3. I actually think you might be onto something with the sexism. It was certainly my takeaway from "Ulysses" and has been in a couple of these stories. <br />4. I really want to like Joyce, but I always find that I just end up at admiration, sort of like how I'd feel about someone like Napoleon, perhaps. You're right that he's such a great writer, but perhaps not an equally great author. I plan on reading "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" soon, so that will help me find out more. I was going to read it after "Uncle Tom's Cabin", but I need something lighter, so I'm going with one of your recommendations: "Peter Pan".Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708022607046379611noreply@blogger.com