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A 10 page research paper/essay that argues that an examination of this concluding chapter reveals that Joyce intended to portray far more than the inner workings of the female mind. Joyce integrates observations on a wider scale than is readily evident in this complex monologue, and furthermore this chapter reveals the profound observations that Joyce makes not only regarding the nature of womanhood, but also in regards to the structured concept of gender that was employed by contemporary Victorian society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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this novel is barely recognizable as a novel, as it incorporates anecdotes, journalistic parody, drama and stream of consciousness narration. It is a work that defies simplistic explanation. However, it
can be stated that the action in Ulysses takes place all on one day, June 16, 1904, and it is loosely follows the episodes created by the ancient poet Homer
in his great epic poem The Odyssey. The final chapter in Ulysses, which is entitled "Penelope," offers a glimpse inside the mind of the protagonists wife, Molly Bloom.
However, an examination of this concluding chapter reveals that Joyce intended to portray far more than the inner workings of the female mind. As the student researching this topic suggests,
by transcending the limits of language, particularly in regards to the limited vocabulary of Molly Bloom, Joyce integrates observations on a wider scale than is readily evident in this complex
monologue. Furthermore, an examination of this chapter reveals the profound observations that Joyce makes not only regarding the nature of womanhood, but also in regards to the structured concept
of gender that was employed by contemporary Victorian society. Mollys rambling monologue consists of only eight sprawling sentences. The first sentence alone contains 2500 words. Carlin and Evans (1987)
point out that the number eight when laid on its side is the sign for infinity and that there is much to suggest that Molly is the archetype of femininity
and womanhood. In a letter dated August 16, 1921, Joyce wrote that the "Penelope" chapter is the "clou (star-turn)" of the book (Carlin and Evans, 1987). Joyce wrote that
Mollys monologue "turns like the huge earth ball slowly surely and evenly round and round spinning...Weib Ich bin der fleisch der stets bejaht (Woman, I am the flesh
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