The Dead" is a story saturated in music. In it, the Morkan women - Aunt Julia, Aunt Kate, niece Mary Jane, all music teachers - are giving their annual Yuletide fete, complete with song and dance. Most of the "The Dead" takes place at a Christmas party in Dublin about a century ago. The annual celebrations is right around Christmas time and takes place in a very traditional Irish fashion. Among the guests is their …showed first 75 words of 1010 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1010 total…The short story by James Joyce has a powerful impact on the reader, it keeps the reader tied into the storyline until the end, when the reader sees a glimpse of the pain that Gabriel feels. Bibliography 1. Charters, Ann, The Story and Its Writer, fifth edition, Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin’s Press. 2. ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, Britannica.com Inc. 1999-2000. http://www.britannica.com/ 3. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Grolier Inc. 1999. 4. Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia. Microsoft Inc. 1998.