Here is the YouTube audio book version you may wish to listen to while reading along. I think the reader does help draw attention to mood in some ways:
PDF: http://openmods.uvic.ca/islandora/object/uvic%3A661/datastream/PDF/view
Pay attention to how Joyce treats a female character in a third person narrative, compared to the first person we met in Araby. His choices present interesting comparisons and questions.
As well, watch for correlations in terms of themes of urban landscape (decay, change, industrialization) and how overtones of religion and duty hang in her midst as she ruminates her life decisions. As always, pay special attention to "the epiphany" and how that relates to "paralysis" - something that Dubliners turns to again and again to show how culture and tradition often results in stasis and lack of fulfillment.
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