7/2/2023 0 Comments The dead dublinersThe night moves along with much discomfort for Gabriel. Attending the party is their nephew Gabriel Conroy, a socially awkward man who would rather be taking a walk alone than spending the night at the dance. The story centers on the night of Julia and Kate Morkan’s annual dance and dinner party, this particular party occurring in January 1904, on a snowy night. “The Dead” is sometimes considered a novella rather than a short story, seeing as it clocks in at a little under 16,000 words. “The Dead” was originally released as the final story of Joyce’s 1914 collection Dubliners, which features stories depicting Dublin life in the early 20th century. NOTE: This post will contain spoilers for both the story and the film. I was recently assigned to re-read “The Dead” (for about the 300th time) for one of my English courses, so I decided it was time to finally give the adaptation a watch as well, with the story fresh in my mind. Legendary director John Huston’s final film, The Dead (1987), was adapted from James Joyce’s short story of the same title.
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