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James JoyceIvy Day in the Committee Room
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1914A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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How do Joyce’s often contradictory physical character descriptions aid in developing the respective characters’ personalities? For example, describing Mr. O’Connor as a “gray-haired young man”?
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Why is the brief encounter with Father Keon, the “black sheep,” included in the story? What political alignment does his character represent?
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How does Joyce utilize humor when his characters are discussing politics? Does it diffuse the tension or distract from the problem at hand?
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