How does Joyce depict the differences between Gabriel and the other characters in the story? How are they similar and different?
A main difference between Gabriel and the other character in “The Dead,” by James Joyce is the nationalism toward Ireland. Gabriel is portrayed as being more free flowing in the sense that he doesn’t feel strongly about any one country in particular. He sees the human race, as opposed to races of people belonging to certain countries. This is evidenced in the conversation he has with Miss Ivors, saying that he cares far more about the books, and in turn knowledge, he receives from writing for the The Daily Express, than he does about what the The Daily Express’s political standing is. Gabriel is someone who does not want to be trapped by the fabricated boundaries created to separate people based on race and nationality, an idea far ahead of his time.