Snow In James Joyce's The Dead

The symbolic aspect of snow in James Joyce 's 'The Dead ' is aloofness and the incapability to know others because every time snow is mentioned in the story, it is in a situation where Gabriel is lonely or has lonely desires. Gabriel also has a withdrawn conduct and notoriety with his family. This made him look to be a man of force and foresight, but two encounters with women at the party challenge his certainty. The first encounter was with Lily and how he crossed the line when he asked her about her love life. He decided not to apologize or explain himself better but ended the conversation by giving her a tip. It seems that he resorts to using his "higher education" as reasoning to why he can 't relate to the servants. Using money in the way that he did shows that he tries to use prestige to create a line of distance. The interaction with Lily shows that he can 't tolerate an arguable response. However, as the party continued, this is something he can 't avoid. During his interaction with Miss Ivors, he gets questioned about his thoughts on his country, and he doesn 't seem to know

Gabriel goes through somewhat of a change that makes him dissect his life and break down human life in general. The story started off with him seeming very confident in his worldview, but at the end, that world is unraveling because every aspect of his life was put to question. Micahel Furey 's memory living on showed Gabriel that the dead and the living sometimes cross paths. When Gabriel gazed out of the hotel window, the symbolism of snow showed up again, and he pictured it covering over Michael Furey’s grave, and the entire country of Ireland. The story allows the chance for Gabriel to alter his mindset and embrace life, even though his dull dwelling on the darkness of Ireland closes with gloomy acceptance. The day will come where he will die and not be