Dubliners | The Dead: Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. What function does the “fringe of snow” on Gabriel’s coat play at the story’s beginning?

2. When Mary Jane plays the piano, “the only persons who seemed to follow the music was Mary Jane herself.” What does this signify?

3. Why is it ironic that Molly Ivors and Gabriel dance to an Irish tune during their argument?

4. During the argument, Gabriel “wanted to say that literature was above politics,” but he doesn’t. What is Joyce’s opinion about that belief?

5. What is signified by the fact that...


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