Grace (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Joyce
- First Published: 1914
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The early 1900's
- Setting: Dublin, Ireland
- Principal Characters: Tom Kernan, Mrs. Kernan, Martin Cunningham, Mr. Power, Mr. M’Coy, Mr. Fogarty, Father Purdon
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Restaurants, bars, taverns, or pubs, Religion, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Accidents, Drinking or drunkenness, Ambition, Catholics or Catholic Church, Ireland or Irish people, Monasteries, monks, or monasticism, Convents or nunneries, Jesuits
- Locales: Dublin, Ireland
The Story
An unconscious man is found in the lavatory of a Dublin bar. He has hurt himself in a fall and will discover that he has bitten off the tip of his tongue. After being helped to his feet by strangers, the man—who is named Tom Kernan—is assisted home by a friend, Mr. Power, and put straight to bed. Later, as Power and Kernan's wife discuss Kernan's condition, they decide to enlist his friends in an effort to reform him. “We’ll make a new man of him,” Power assures Mrs. Kernan.
Two days later, the plan is set in motion, when Mr. M’Coy, Mr. Cunningham,...
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