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Dubliners
James Joyce
Study Guide
Full Text
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary and Analysis
“The Sisters”
“An Encounter”
“Araby”
“Eveline”
“After the Race”
“Two Gallants”
“The Boarding House”
“A Little Cloud”
“Counterparts”
“Clay”
“A Painful Case”
“Ivy Day in the Committee Room”
“A Mother”
“Grace”
“The Dead”
Characters
Character List
Gabriel Conroy, “The Dead”
Eveline, “Eveline”
Farrington, “Counterparts”
“Araby” narrator
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Drunkenness
Inertia
Ambition
Insularity
Quotes By Section
“The Sisters”
“An Encounter”
“Araby”
“Eveline”
“After the Race”
“Two Gallants”
“The Boarding House”
“A Little Cloud”
“Counterparts”
“Clay”
“A Painful Case”
“Ivy Day in the Committee Room”
“A Mother”
“Grace”
“The Dead”
Quotes By Character
“Araby” Narrator
Eveline, from “Eveline”
Little Chandler, from “A Little Cloud”
Farrington, from “Counterparts”
Gabriel Conroy, from “The Dead”
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
“The Sisters”
“An Encounter”
“Araby”
“Eveline”
“After the Race”
“Two Gallants”
“The Boarding House”
“A Little Cloud”
“Counterparts”
“Clay”
“A Painful Case”
“Ivy Day in the Committee Room”
“A Mother”
“Grace”
“The Dead”
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
âArabyâ Quiz
âArabyâ Quiz
1
of 5
Who died in the house where the narrator of “Araby” now lives?
A priest
A baby
A criminal
A family of five
2
of 5
What is Araby?
A storefront
A city
A carnival
A bazaar
3
of 5
What does the narrator of “Araby” need from his uncle?
A map
A ride
Train fare
Permission to go out
4
of 5
In “Araby,” what time is it when the narrator’s uncle finally returns home?
7pm
8pm
9pm
10pm
5
of 5
What does the narrator of “Araby” buy for Mangan’s sister at the end of the story?
A china horse
A bag of nuts
A tortoiseshell comb
Nothing
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
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QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
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