In the brothel, Stephen and Bloom confront their inner demons and have cathartic experiences. At closure, Bloom, feeling protective, follows Stephen and his companion Lynch to the brothel district of the city. When Buck shows up, the men head to Burke’s pub. Purefoy’s problems upstairs, Bloom agrees to join them. Despite privately disapproving of their partying in light of Mrs. Stephen and several of his medical school friends are also at the hospital, drinking and joking about labor and delivery-related topics. Gerty walks away, and Bloom nods off.īloom wanders over to the maternity facility at 10:00 PM to see how Mina Purefoy is doing. While Bloom secretly masturbates, Gerty gradually reveals more and more of her legs. Gerty MacDowell, a young woman, observes Bloom observing her from across the beach. Dignam’s house nearby, Bloom unwinds on Sandymount Strand just before dusk. Bloom responds to Martha’s letter in writing before departing to post it.Īfter visiting Mrs. Dedalus and Dollard’s singing temporarily cheers him up. Boylan soon departs for his meeting with Molly, and Bloom sits dejectedly in the Ormond restaurant. Boylan’s automobile is parked outside when Bloom decides to keep an eye on him. Lenehan, Blazes Boylan, Ben Dollard, Simon Dedalus, and others assemble in the Ormond Hotel bar. Bloom yells his retort from outside the bar, informing the locals that Jesus and God are both Jews. Before a fight, Martin Cunningham hurries Bloom outdoors. The resident is a fervent anti-Semite and Irish patriot. Dignam in obtaining the funding she requires.īloom runs into the “citizen,” a racist man, at Barney Kiernan’s pub. He wants to discuss Dignam’s life insurance with him. At 4 p.m., Bloom spends the time trying to locate his friend Martin Cunningham while Blazes Boylan is supposed to see Molly to purportedly rehearse singing. The tangential conversation highlights the subject of dads and sons Stephen is cut off from his disapproving father. At the National Library, Stephen is presenting his thoughts about the play Hamlet to the librarian, the poet A.E., and others. When Bloom sees Boylan on the street, he quickly enters the National Museum before leaving and heading toward the National Library.Īt 2 p.m. Bloom remembers spending a quiet afternoon on Howth with Molly. Bloom visits Burton’s eatery, but he ultimately chooses to go to Davy Byrne’s for a quick lunch. Stephen joins the newspapermen for drinks.īloom and his ex-girlfriend Josie Breen talk about Mina Purefoy’s delivery at the maternity hospital at 1:00 p.m. Bloom departs without successfully putting his advertisement. The newspapermen like Stephen but not Bloom. Stephen is also present and is working on publishing Mr. He travels to the cemetery in a carriage with other men, including Stephen Dedalus’ father, Simon Dedalus, who, in Bloom’s presence, a non-practicing Jew, makes anti-Semitic slurs.Īt the newspaper offices at midday, Bloom tries to sell an advertisement. After taking a wash in a public restroom, Bloom goes to a friend’s funeral, Paddy Dignam. On a piece of paper torn from Deasy’s letter, he sketches out a poem in his brain and writes it down.Īfter leaving the residence, Bloom visits a post office and picks up a letter addressed to him as “Henry Flower.” It is a flirtatious letter from Martha, a covert correspondent. The rest of the morning is spent by Stephen walking by himself along Sandymount Strand while reflecting critically on his impressionable youth. Stephen consents to deliver Deasy’s editorial letter to acquaintances at the newspaper regarding cow sickness. Stephen receives life advice from the bigoted and condescending Deasy. Stephen meets Deasy after class to receive his pay. Bloom walks to the bathroom after coming back downstairs and reading a letter from their daughter, Milly.Īt Garrett Deasy’s boys’ school, Stephen instructs his class in history at around 10:00 a.m. Boylan will visit at 4:00 this afternoon. Blazes Boylan, the manager of Molly’s concert tour (Bloom believes he is also Molly’s lover), is the author of one of her letters. At 8 a.m., the action starts in Martello Tower, a coastal fortification from the Napoleonic wars, just outside of central Dublin.Īt 8:00 A.M., Leopold Bloom prepares breakfast and brings his wife her mail while she is still in bed. on June 17, in the Blooms’ home at 7 Eccles Street. The story of ‘Ulysses’ begins on June 16, 1904, in Dublin, Ireland, and concludes at some point after 2 a.m. It is divided into eighteen episodes, all of which span an entire day, following the characters of Leopold Bloom, Molly Bloom, and Stephen Dedalus. The plot of the book is designed to be an updated version of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’. Numerous volumes of commentary and analysis have been written about it. It is widely regarded as a masterpiece, stylistically complex, and exhilarating. James Joyce, an Irish author, originally released his novel ‘Ulysses’ as a book in 1922.
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