The Depiction of Diverse Degrees of Eroticism and Salacity in Joyce’s the Sisters

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The depiction of diverse degrees of eroticism and salacity in Joyce’s The Sisters As James Joyce finally found the publisher who was willing to release his collection of 15 stories called Dubliners, Joyce have already had decided to drop the non-essential comments from the first story in line, The Sisters, thus leaving only the facts to speak for themselves. This is a style Joyce himself called "scrupulous meanness." Therefore, readers are left to engage and think about the text much more. It is why some of the stories from the book are rather hazily and it is harder to find the explanation. Somehow similar to Hemingway’s “Iceberg” writing style, readers have to focus on the bare facts and then try to estimate the degree to which they can let their own imagination flow. This essay concentrates on the possible salacity depicted “between the lines” of the story. A boy and a priest are colliding together even though one of them is already dead. First of all, this essay will consult the position of the priest. Then it will associate his behaviour with boy’s attitude. It will try to prove that even though not clearly stated, two main characters had a relationship with much broader boundaries than usual at that time. The essay also contains a possible connection between some aspect of the story and the life of James Joyce, as well as the connection with other story from the book, An Encounter. Early in The Sisters, an unknown narrator, a boy, begins to tell a story describing Father Flynn. Numerous depictions of his bizarre behaviour from Cotter, both sisters and the boy himself, a reader quickly realises that there must be something wrong with Father Flynn and that he is in trouble. Cotter, an old family friend, when visiting boy’s house and bringing the information about Father Flynn’s death, says: “No, I wouldn't say he was exactly... but there was
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