Talking About "Ulysses" by James Joyce

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Jaegyum: Hey Jaeyi, did you read that summary of Ulysses on that website? It sounds super complicated!

Jaeyi: Yeah, all that stuff about a day in Dublin... it seems kind of boring, right? Why is it supposed to be such a big deal?

Jaegyum: Well, the summary said it's like the story of Odysseus, but instead of sailing around the sea, this guy Leopold Bloom is just walking around his city. And Stephen Dedalus, that other guy, is like Telemachus, Odysseus's son.

Jaeyi: So, no monsters or gods? Just a regular guy doing regular stuff? That doesn't sound very exciting.

Jaegyum: But the website said it's how James Joyce writes it that's important. Something about his thoughts and feelings all mixed up in the story. It's like we're inside their heads.

Jaeyi: Hmm, I guess that could be interesting. Like, what if we knew what Mr. Fitzwilliam the baker was thinking all day? Probably just about bread.

Jaegyum: Maybe! But the summary made it sound like Bloom is thinking about lots of different things - his wife, his past, what he's going to eat...

Jaeyi: And Stephen? What's his deal? The summary said he's a young writer. Is he writing a cool adventure story?

Jaegyum: Not really, it sounds more like he's thinking about big, grown-up questions. The summary mentioned he's kind of sad and looking for something. Maybe like how Odysseus's son was looking for his dad.

Jaeyi: So, it's like a normal day turned into an adventure just by how they think about it? That's kind of cool in a weird way.

Jaegyum: Yeah, maybe it's like even our day at school could be a big story if someone wrote down everything we thought and did. Like when Billy dropped his lunch and then Mrs. Davison helped him clean it up – maybe that's our "epic journey" to the cafeteria and back!

Jaeyi: Haha, maybe you're right! So, even though Ulysses sounds hard, it's just about one normal day made special by all the thoughts in their heads?

Jaegyum: That's what I think! Like that website said, it's a regular day made into a huge, important book.

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