A Mother
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"A Mother" is a short story by James Joyce, included in his collection Dubliners, that portrays an ambitious Irish woman's social aspirations and frustrations within early 20th-century Dublin society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| analyzedFor |
portrayal of women in Joyce’s fiction
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representation of Irish nationalism ⓘ |
| author | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | dispute over payment for a concert series ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | relationship between a mother and her daughter ⓘ |
| collectionPosition | one of the middle stories in Dubliners ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Kathleen Kearney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Eire Abu Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Irish middle-class society ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist literature
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations of Dubliners
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stage adaptations of Dubliners ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of James Joyce’s works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
detailed social observation
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epiphany ⓘ free indirect discourse ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mrs. Kearney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Dublin musical and cultural life ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Grant Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Irish Revival period ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on Irish literature
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courses on modernist literature ⓘ |
| theme |
art and commerce
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cultural nationalism ⓘ frustration and disillusionment ⓘ gender roles ⓘ middle-class pretensions ⓘ social ambition ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| tone |
critical of social pretension
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ironic ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Dubliners stories about public life ⓘ |
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