Molly Bloom

I believe that the themes or ‘ideas’ of which this novel conveys are as follows; determination, perseverance, greed, and dangerous obsession with power. (theme statement) These ideas are illustrated throughout the novel as both the antagonist, Molly Bloom, demonstrates these traits herself as well as many of those of which played her game. Throughout the novel, Molly’s lack of submission to defeat is strongly apparent as, even though not the same one nor in the same place, she was able to keep her

To begin with, Joyce was not a woman. After Ulysses was published, many people thought that Molly was a prostitute because of her sexual frankness, but with time her thoughts were appreciated by her nuance. The problem then came with the arisen of the feminist criticism in the 1970’s, the debate started again. This is known as a big feminist moment in literature, but the truth is that, as some critics point out, sex and how we are seen by men is not the only thing women think at night, it may be

Portrayal of Women in James Joyce's Ulysses The novel, "Ulysses", by James Joyce shows the reader hour by hour a single day in the life of one man.  But this epic which specifically deals with Leopold Bloom and has reference to Stephen Dedalus, holds so much more appendage to other areas of life.  One, is the portrayal of women in Ulysses. A common speculation is that men seem to have a more dominating status over women.  However, in Ulysses that theory dwindles due to the women who  play significant

Characterization of Women in Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Ulysses   Joyce's depiction of women is characterized by a high degree of literary self-consciousness, perhaps even more so than in the rest of his work. The self-consciousness emerges as an awareness of both genre and linguistic expectations. contrasting highly self-conscious, isolated literary men (or men with literary aspirations) with women who follow more romantic models, even stereotypes. In Dubliners

Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, “The Butterfly” was published near the latter part of his career around 1862. At this point, his fairy tales and stories were no longer intended for children, and although this story could be told to children it has a sophisticated edge and meaning which is clearly intended for an older audience. On the surface this tale, number 111, is the story of a butterfly who wished to be married, but waited too long and ended up alone. It first appears that the point of the

Love. Love is shown in so many ways. Whether it be a loving husband buying a beautiful, diamond ring or a child’s crush bringing the other a tootsie roll, love is always being expressed. What is one way that no matter what your age, or what the mood of your significant other is in, you can look like the most caring person in the world? A magnificent glass vase filled with freshly plucked, blooming flowers. A vase full of fresh flowers can really mean a lot to someone who is sick, is having a hard

Botanical Boat Trip In the middle of the urban wilderness lies a more natural one, the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. There, people can walk through an enchanted forest just a short drive from their home. I arrived at the gatehouse to this wonderland ten minutes before I was due to embark. The road was surrounded on either side by a thick forest of trees that blocked out most of the noise from the airport and busy road outside, making me feel like I could be a thousand miles from civilization. The cool

I currently am working at a grocery store called Pick n’ Save. They were owned by Roundy’s and just last year they were sold to Kroger. In the past year we have had to make many operational changes. When we were owned by Roundys, there was really no direction. Each store would kind of do it’s own thing with the exception of setting up displays. Now that Kroger has bought us, they have a whole “Standards binder” in which we must follow in detail. They want every store to be uniform, with no

Everyone knew. Even though they tried to hide the reality, I figured it out. Flora, or Funky Flora, is what people call me at school. My parents were journalists who stay cooped up in their offices transcribing a premium book about Mount Fiji. Consistently, I keep thinking about my only best friend who was a talented girl, named Stella, who unfortunately passed away a few weeks back. I know that you are thinking of a car accident or a common accident that happens everyday. Well, let me give you a

The story of Frankenstein is one that focuses mainly on the idea of losing touch with the reality of what is family and love whilst in the pursuit of knowledge. This can initially be experienced in the beginning of the novel in the letters Walton sends to his sister Margaret Saville. In this case, Walton, in search of a passage to the pacific, risks his life without much regard for how his sister may feel. During his voyage Walton eventually gets into a situation, being trapped by the ice, that jeopardizes