An Encounter
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"An Encounter" is a short story by James Joyce that follows two Dublin schoolboys who skip class seeking adventure, only to face a disturbing experience that exposes the complexities and darker undercurrents of adult life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
disillusionment
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loss of innocence ⓘ paralysis ⓘ sexual menace ⓘ the dangers of escapism ⓘ transition from childhood to adulthood ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationTitle | Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
Catholic moral codes
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escape and adventure ⓘ schoolboy rebellion ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| explores |
complexities of adult sexuality as perceived by children
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moral ambiguity ⓘ urban Irish life ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Mahony
NERFINISHED
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old man in the field ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
childhood friendship
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fear and anxiety ⓘ power dynamics between adults and children ⓘ |
| includedIn | Irish literature curricula ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
free indirect discourse elements
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irony ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early example of Joyce’s epiphanic short fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
epiphany-centered
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stream-of-consciousness elements ⓘ |
| originalCollectionPublicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| originalCollectionPublisher | Grant Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| partOf | Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | early prose work by James Joyce ⓘ |
| protagonist | unnamed Dublin schoolboy narrator ⓘ |
| sequenceInCollection | second story in Dubliners ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | urban environment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
ambiguous
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uneasy ⓘ |
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