http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/dubliners Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:49:34 -0400 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:49:34 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1524/examining-eveline-a-study-in-the-origins-of-the-paralysed-subject-in-joyces-dubliners By Ramy Habib - When James Joyce rewrote “The Sisters,” intending it to serve as an introduction to the whole of Dubliners, he altered the first line of the story with much significance: “There was no hope for him this time” (19)[1]. As it stands, the series not only begins with a clear statement about the lack of hope but also with an allusion to the inscription on the gates of Hell in Dante’s Inferno: “All hope abandon ye who enter here” (III.9). It is this with attitude, expecting only despair, that we should “enter here” when reading any of the stories... Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:30 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1524/examining-eveline-a-study-in-the-origins-of-the-paralysed-subject-in-joyces-dubliners