In "The Dead", James Joyce explores the character of Gabriel. Joyce goes into detail about Gabriel's emotions and his thoughts. Joyce uses literary techniques to present those emotions and Gabriel's character. Joyce uses imagery to describe the scenes that Gabriel experiences. For instance, "Gabriel, leaning on his elbow, looked for a few moments unresentfully on her tangled hair and half-open mouth, listening to her deep-drawn breath." This quote and its imagery gives insight to Gabriel's emotions when he witnesses his wife die in front of him. Gabriel does not remorse as she is dying. Also, the imagery used to describe the area he is in gives an idea of what happened at the scene. It then tells how Gabriel feels as he sees
