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The Dead By James Joyce

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I think that “The Dead” by James Joyce, says/ implies that the importance was tradition and heritage I think. The assigned reading talked about the family's Irish roots several times throughout the reading. A way it said the importance was about tradition I think most was said during Gabriel’s speech where he says “and I wish from my heart it may do so for many and many a long year to come- the tradition of genuine warm-hearted courteous Irish hospitality, which our forefathers have handed down to us and which we must hand down to our descendants, is still alive among us”. I think that quote highlighted that he enjoyed the traditions he grew up on and wishes them upon his descendants in the generations to come. I also think the quote points
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