Dubliners | Clay: Summary and Analysis

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Maria: middle-aged worker in an Irish charitable laundry

Joe Donnelly: her nephew

Joe’s Family

Summary
Maria, the protagonist in this story, works in a charitable laundry service in Dublin. This evening, Halloween, she has the night off after serving the laundresses their holiday cakes. On her way to visit her nephew Joe and his family, Maria carefully calculates how much she can spend on treats and picks up special desserts for Joe’s family.

Once she arrives at their home, Maria discovers that she’s left one of...



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