Throughout the text “The Dead” the main character Gabriel consistently questions his beliefs and actions, revealing his many insecurities. Immediately after arriving at Misses Morkan’s annual dance, Lily “the caretaker’s daughter,” tells Gabriel that Kate and Miss Julia thought that he would never show. Gabriel responds with “but they forget that my wife here takes three mortal hours to dress herself.” Instead of accepting his tardiness Gabriel feels the need to protect his image and instead belittles his wife. Another instance in which Gabriel feels insecure is during his encounter with the self-asserted Miss Ivors. After Miss Ivors tells Gabriel that he should be ashamed of writing for the British newspaper “The Daily Express,” Gabriel tries
