In the short story, “The Dead” by James Joyce, he gives a brief insight at Gabriel’s character. There are three aspects revealed from Gabriel which are no remorse, curiosity, and pity towards the other character. The aspects revealed are not the common ones, or the aspects any coherent person in love suffering from the death of a loved one would feel. Instead, they were cold and almost as if he had no feelings for the person he had married. The techniques used were motif, point of view, and imagery.
The concept of time was the main motif in this short story. Throughout the story, “The Dead” we, the reader, constantly reads between the present, the past, and the future. For example, in line 9 where her husband says “he thought of what she must
The concept of time was the main motif in this short story. Throughout the story, “The Dead” we, the reader, constantly reads between the present, the past, and the future. For example, in line 9 where her husband says “he thought of what she must