Two Gallants
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Themes
All Themes Ireland’s Decline Restlessness, Lack of Belonging, and Discontentedness Women and a Lack of Gallantry Money, Transaction, and Relationships Betrayal
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Characters
All Characters Lenehan Corley The Maid
Symbols
All Symbols Women Walking Harp The Gold Coin The Moon
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Foreshadowing Genre Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Personification Setting Similes Style Tone Verbal Irony
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Two Gallants

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James Joyce

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Ireland’s Decline Theme Icon
    Ireland’s Decline
  • Restlessness, Lack of Belonging, and Discontentedness Theme Icon
    Restlessness, Lack of Belonging, and Discontentedness
  • Women and a Lack of Gallantry Theme Icon
    Women and a Lack of Gallantry
  • Money, Transaction, and Relationships Theme Icon
    Money, Transaction, and Relationships
  • Betrayal Theme Icon
    Betrayal
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Lenehan
  • Corley
  • The Maid
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Women Symbol Icon
    Women
  • Walking Symbol Icon
    Walking
  • Harp Symbol Icon
    Harp
  • The Gold Coin Symbol Icon
    The Gold Coin
  • The Moon Symbol Icon
    The Moon
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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