Bloom and the Police: Regulatory Vision and Visions in "Ulysses"

Devlin, Kimberly J.

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“…For example, “On the way to the cemetery, Bloom has been linked with the moneylender Reuben J. Dodd, who although Catholic in extra-literary life, is regarded as a Jew in the novel since he fits the stereotype; he is in this sense Jewish” (Reizbaum, 1999, p. 13). In addition, Bloom is separated from the pub community because of his Jewish heritage and his “need to pass in this fantasmic thus consolidates the ideological myth that Jewishness is not actually an ‘other’ or alternative identity at all, because it is a nonidentity” (Devlin, 1995, p. 55). Hence, the social pressure that Bloom faces is palpable, and the pub-goers’ hostility toward him makes him anxious.…”

Section: Bloom’s Struggle For Superioritymentioning

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The Social Isolation of Neurotic Bloom in James Joyce’s Ulysses

Farahmandian

Shao

2021

Sage Open

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This paper studies Leopold Bloom’s social isolation and detached personality through the lens of neurosis in James Joyce’s Ulysses. To achieve this, this paper draws on Karen Horney’s theory of neurotics, in which people with detached personality feel as though they do not belong among other people. Such neurotics not only separate themselves from others but become alienated even from themselves. According to Horney, three neurotic elements lead to the formation of a detached personality: the need for “self-sufficiency,” “perfection,” and “narrow limits in life.” In Ulysses, Bloom distances himself from other people because of his anxiety and his desire for freedom, which results in his social alienation. To deal with his isolation, Bloom needs to flaunt his superiority, prove his independence, and set limitations on his life to relieve the pressures imposed on him by people and society.

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Section: Bloom’s Struggle For Superioritymentioning

confidence: 99%