The Sisters
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes The Utility of Education Authority and Corruption Death, Grief, and Mourning Paralysis, Deterioration, and the Obsolete
Quotes
Characters
All Characters The Narrator Father James Flynn Old Cotter The Narrator’s Uncle Eliza Nannie The Narrator’s Aunt
Terms
All Terms Breviary Rosicrucian Simony
Symbols
All Symbols The Chalice Father Flynn’s Snuff
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Mood Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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The Sisters

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James Joyce

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