Ulysses, by James Joyce
Initial reactions to the novel Ulysses, by James Joyce were that this book parallels itself with Homer’s Odyssey. I initially thought that the idea of a “day in the life of” book would be interesting to read as well. In almost every novel you are able to get inside the head of the main characters and are able to feel their emotions at the moments they are feeling them and are able to experience what they experience but very rarely does a novel take you through every aspect of a human beings day and initially that is what I though this novel would be about. Statements that intrigued me from the novel were, “A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.” I liked this quote because it is very true to life. Everyone makes mistakes, but it is these mistakes, which we learn from, and what enable us to grow into the people we are. What attracted me to this novel was that it all took place in the course of one day. I w
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Approximate Word count = 656
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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