My day, and my life would change considerably if I lived in the world of the story The Dead by James Joyce. I am an IT consultant, so my career wouldn’t have even existed in the time frame of the story (which by my estimates after reading is late 19th, early 20th century). Life was much more simple in those days, and the story is set in Dublin, which at the time was behind much of the rest of Europe from a modernization standpoint. Living in that time frame, much of the amenities of life that I am used to would not exist, and I would need to find a different career as well. I wouldn’t be able to acquire goods as easily (without modern stores, malls, and internet shopping), and I would need to be much more mindful of my health since many minor
