Literary AnalysisIn James Joyce's Dubliners, Joyce writes about the trials and tribulations of the Irish people during the 19th century. In the stories “The Sisters” and “The Dead,” an individual's separation from the rest of society is represented through multiple occurrences of eyes and visions. There are many examples running through these stories that can be interpreted. Some of these examples can range from the symbolic level to the emotional level within the characters. In “The Sisters” there are many emotional changes that are the result of seeing through certain objects. After the little boy in “The Sisters” sees the flowers in the store, he goes through a roller coaster of emotions (3-4). He begins to realize how different his feelings are from those of all other people regarding the priest's death. The boy feels a sense of liberation due to the priest's death (4). He is upset and bothered by this and doesn't know what to do with this emotion. Subjected to the death of his best friend, the priest, he would change his outlook on life. At the beginning of the book he starts out as a normal guy, but towards the end he takes on a new perspective on everything. During the story "The Dead", the vision Gabriel has at the end of the story causes him to go through an emotional change. In the story, after the main character Gabriel learns about his wife's past love (221-222), he looks out the window and stares at the snow for a while and then starts crying. His emotions have gotten the better of him as he now thinks differently about everything he had thought about. The previous sense of how lovely his wife was and how he couldn't wait to be with her... middle of paper... read, "Gabriel questions many things, including himself. After hearing from his wife explaining his sadness about his past, Gabriel looks out the window to see the dark, snowy night. He questions his role as a husband to his wife. He also questions his role in society .So then he goes to bed as his soul fades away. All these examples show the separation of an individual from the rest of society. Joyce tells the stories so well that the separation can be shown through simple visions in all the "Dubliners" stories. Recognizing these themes in the stories gives the reader a better understanding of what is happening. They can actually connect with what the main character feels or at least get an idea of ​​what is happening. These themes bring us the sad truth in a beautiful way and well written.