Dubliners by James Joyce - Commentary

Commentary

The short story, which I have written, was based on James Joyce’s stories in Dubliners. He uses many techniques in his writing to add effects and to build characters.
In general the style of the stories is very oblique. When certain events happen in the stories, they are not directly described; instead different things are described such as the thoughts and feelings of one of the characters. From this, the reader is able to use their imagination to determine what is going on. I have used this method in my story mainly when Conner and Mary Jane are in the photo shop together and he assaults her. The actual assault is not described in so many words; it is just the character's thoughts and feelings and describing changes to their bodies.
“His ponderous arms and legs dominated hers. His icy glare contrasted with the warmth he felt inside.”
An example of when Joyce uses this is in An Encounter when the old man wanders off and we only get Mahony’s view of what...