Clay
“Clay” is one of the short stories found in Joyce’s collection The Dubliners . In “Clay” Joyce captures multiple levels of class and religious stratification along with alcoholism and hidden cruelties enmeshed in the culture in a handful of pages with incredible economy. Our protagonist, Maria, a servant working at Dublin by Lamplight Laundry, The laundry work reminded me of Small Things Like These , but with Protestants running the business. We learn that prior to her job at the...
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