Author(s)

Yan Shuya

Corresponding Author

Yan Shuya

Abstract

Magnificent psychological changes, obscure logical construction have obviously brought up the important position of Joyce's stream- of-consciousness novels in the literary world. Most scholars have done a variety of research in this area. While in Dubliners, apart from trivial irrational descriptions, we can capture James Joyce's love for the nation and the era. Sobriety is the premise of love. Joyce once said his intention of that is to write moral and spiritual history of his country. This paper aims to remove the fog of the plot shrouded in the surface of the work in order in excavate the ideological connotation, that is, the essence of life, hidden in the following: national mental paralysis that pervades Dublin in the early 20th century, as well as its reflection in spirit, morality, society and politics.

Keywords

Realistic Criticism; Joyce's Dubliners