![]() Neither is the beginning really the beginning. Riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs. Because, in typical Joycean style, the end is not really the end. ![]() If Finnegans Wake is “about” anything, it is about words and wordplay and that is why an examination-however superficial-should rightly begin at the end. Why begin with this section on quotes from the novel with the final words? Because as opposed to characters, words mean everything. This is not critique this is directly from the mouth of the author. Characterization is not the novel’s strong point or, for that matter much of any point at all. The identification of the speaker of the closing line of the novel is really not that important. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Ī way a lone a last a loved a long the Anna Livia Plurabelle (ALP) ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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