Dubliners

Dublin is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle-class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the twentieth century, as stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its height, and the search for and purpose of national identity was raging; At the crossroads of history and culture, Ireland has been shaken up by various converging ideas and influences. They focus on Joyce's idea of ​​an epiphany: a moment when a character experiences a life-altering understanding or illumination, and a paralyzing idea as Joyce's sense of Irish nationalism stagnates cultural progress, putting Dublin at the center of this regressive movement. Several Dublin characters later appear in minor roles in Joyce's novel Ulysses. The initial stories in the set are told by the children's protagonists, and as the stories continue, they gradually engage with the lives and interests of the elderly. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the group into childhood, adolescence and adulthood.