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A 13 page paper which examines Joyce's position on religion
through his works concerning the Dubliners. The paper examines the works, as well as
examines Joyce's position on religion. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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13 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAjoyrel.rtf
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that literature never really reflected life, and as such he endeavored to bring realism to literature. His works were an incredible success in that regard, even if they were not
always seen as such during his time. One of the most common elements he used in his works was that of religion. Being taught by Jesuits and raised by a
deeply religious mother, Joyce was a man who sought, perhaps, to come to terms with the powerful impact of Irish religion. In the following paper we examine the life and
the works, focusing on "Dubliners," illustrating that symbolically or otherwise, Joyces works examined religion from many different perspectives, perhaps assisting Joyce in understanding what it meant to him and how
it had helped develop who he was. Joyce and Religion James Joyce was born on February 2, 1882 in Dublin Ireland. He was "the first born child of John
Stanislaus. The father a jolly, bibulous, pugnacious fellow, well known in Dublin for his reckless extravagance, and his biting wit, was an impoverished gentleman who, after he had failed in
a distillery business, turned to all kinds of professions, including politics and tax collecting" (Anonymous The World Authors Series: Joyce, James, 2001; joyce.html). His mother, Mary Jane Murray, was
"ten years younger than Stanislaus, was an accomplished pianist whose life was dominated by the Roman Catholic Church and her husband (in that order)" (Anonymous The World Authors Series: Joyce,
James, 2002; joyce.html). Joyce was educated primarily by the Jesuits in a "highly prestigious boarding school Clongowes Wood College, at Clane (1888-1891), which (he said, he entered at
the age of half-past six) and then--for financial reasons--at the cheaper day-school, Belvedere College in Dublin (1893-1897)" (Anonymous The World Authors Series: Joyce, James, 2002; joyce.html). At the cheaper
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