On one side there were the progresses made by phychology, ethnology and anthropology which determined a new conception of time and a new insight into the human mind (flux of thoughts) on the other sife there were the parallels created by the author with the “Odyssey”. It is based on two different experiences which merge the one into the other. Indeed the intelligent reader can notice a differnce between Joyce and Homer: “Ulysses” prose is based on the “Mythical method” and not on the “Narrative method”. HOW DOES JOYCE MANAGE TO RE-ELABORATE THE TRADITIONAL MYTH? Joyce manages to re-elaborate the traditional myth by opening his thoughts, by moving from the realm of action to the realm of the mind. In the course of the day, Bloom goes to a funeral, tries to secure an ad, goes to maternity hospital where a woman is giving birth, follows Stephen Dedalus and then saves him from getting arrested. On top of that, his wife is cheating on him, he has a head full of senxual neuroses, he has bad gas. THE FIGURE OF THE HERO In Joyce’s novel, our epic hero is an average Jewish and salesman who has been feeling a bit dumpy. It is possible to say that he represents everybody, mankind. It is possible to say that the common man rescues the alienated artist even if they can’t achieve personal communication. STEPHEN: is the protagonist of Joyce’s “A portrait of an artist as a young man”. Molly represents the flash because she totally identifies herself with her sensual nature. Moreover Penelope represents the image of a woman who is dependant on her husband, while Molly is more sure of herself and independent, especially on the sexual point of view.
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