Dubliners

Essays + study aids

The Theme Of Paralysis In 'The Sisters'

Author: Carsten Blauth | Language: English | View PDF 25.5 kB

This essay focuses on the dominant theme of paralysis in the opening story of Dubliners. It illustrates the different kinds of inertias as experienced by the characters in 'The Sisters.'

Father Flynn And The Boy

Author: Carsten Blauth | Language: English | View PDF 595.1 kB

Examines the complex relationship between Father Flynn and the young boy in the first story of Dubliners. It emphasizes the silence prevailing in the story, i.e. the lack of direct speech outside the narrative voice, and argues that there is a certain spiritual kinship between the priest and the boy.