Ann Patchett’s Run and James Joyce’s “The Dead”: A Call to Action
Department
English
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
On the surface, the most striking similarity between James Joyce's "The Dead" (1914) and Ann Patchett's Run (2007) is the prevalence of snow in both works. Even Patchett's character Teddy, staring at the blanket of white, is reminded of a line from James Joyce's "The Dead," a story he "likes" early in the work: "Yes, the newspaper was right: snow was falling general all over Ireland ... It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the trees, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, further westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves."
Journal Title
ANQ - Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews
Journal ISSN
0895769X
Volume
36
Issue
1
First Page
80
Last Page
82
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/0895769X.2020.1844557
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