Dubliners

Plot

In Dubliners, a young boy grapples with the death of priest Father Flynn. Titled The Sisters, this story focuses on childhood faith and guilt. In A Mother, Mrs Kearney organises a concert series in association with an Irish cultural society. She strikes a deal, which she hopes will help her daughter win a place of pride. However, when things start to go wrong, Mrs Kearney gets infuriated. In another story, An Encounter, two boys skip school so that they can spend the day exploring Dublin. When they finally rest in a field, they meet a creepy old man. Some other stories in Dubliners include After The Race, A Little Cloud and Grace. In The Dead, Gabriel Conroy suddenly gets an epiphany about the nature of his existence. The next tale, Clay, is about an old maid named Maria. On Halloween night, she visits her former foster child Joe Donnelly. In the story titled Eveline, a young girl wonders if fleeing Ireland with her sailor boyfriend is a good idea or not. In Araby, a young boy wishes to buy a gift for the girl he loves but he fails in his quest. Readers will come across many more stories in Dubliners, including A Painful Case, The Boarding House, Counterparts and Two Gallants.