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Making the
Cut
What do writer James Joyce and cartoon
character Bart Simpson have in common? They both made Time
magazine’s list of the one hundred most important people of the twentieth
century. Joyce probably wouldn’t be surprised to find out he made the cut.
After all, he planned to keep people intrigued for centuries. Head over to
Time 100 and find out why his plan worked.
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More from the Writer |
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The
Dubliners
If “Araby” has peaked your curiosity
about Ireland in the early twentieth century, why not read more of Joyce’s
Dubliners? Journey to a virtual bazaar of Joyce’s work at In Bloom,
where you can attend a wake with “The Sisters.” Then, have “An Encounter”
with a very odd Dubliner.
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Choices: Building Your Portfolio, page
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Choices 1: Collecting
Ideas for an Informative Report
If you are
freewriting on topics suggested by Joyce’s life, you might want to zoom in
on the Irish political situation of the early twentieth century. Head over
to Clannada na Gadelica and check out some historical facts about an
Anglo-Irish conflict that has been raging since the twelfth
century.
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Choices 2: Significant
Moments
Before you explain the epiphany the
narrator experiences at the end of “Araby,” ponder the transformation of
the term. Epiphany had one meaning for ancient Greeks and a
slightly different meaning for Christian thinkers. But it was James Joyce
who really put a new twist on the word. Visit the Guide to Literary Terms
and find out how he did it.
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