Dec 30, 2009

Ivy Day in the Committee Room | Ivy Day in the Committee Room

At a glance:

Author: James Joyce
First Published: 1914
Type of Plot: Satire
Time of Work: The early nineteenth century
Setting: Dublin
Principal Characters: Mr. Hynes, Mr. Henchy, Mr. O’Connor, Mr. Crofton, Jack
Genres: Short fiction, Satire
Subjects: Culture, Politics, Elections, Government, Ireland or Irish people

The Story

There is much more talk than action in “Ivy Day in the Committee Room.” On a rainy autumn afternoon, election canvassers drift in from the Dublin streets to warm themselves around a meager fire in the election committee room. As the story begins, there are only two people in the dimly lit room: Jack, the old caretaker of the committee room, complains to O’Connor, one of the canvassers, about his uncontrollable, ne’er-do-well son. Jack falls silent, however, as other canvassers join them, and the conversation turns to local politics. Their candidate is...

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Ivy Day in the Committee Room | Ivy Day in the Committee Room

At a glance:

The Story

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