Dubliners is a collection of vignettes of Dublin life at the end of the 19th Century written, by Joyce's
own admission, in a manner that captures some of the unhappiest moments of life. Some of the
dominant themes include lost innocence, missed opportunities and an inability to escape one's
circumstances.
Joyce's intention in writing Dubliners, in his own words, was to write a chapter of the moral history
of his country, and he chose Dublin for the scene because that cit ...