admitting to being tired of being tired?

Looking back at this story, I realized that this phrase was mentioned many times over and over again.

If seems that Maria is not used to be treated so well - even by Joe. While they are not related, she basically raised him. She still seems uncomfortable in certain situations and certain relationships. Is it because of a social classes?

There is a lot of mention of facial features (ie. chin, eyes, nose etc)

She seems very protective over Joe, similar to a mother figure

I wonder why it was important for the author to include this anecdote in this piece? Is to because they might be jealous of Maria?

Her role seems to be that of a head maid in some sort of women's organization. It probably has some religious affiliation as most of Joyce's works relate to religion

He seems to only care about his life. It doesn't seem that he has much regard for her...

Social life and professional work both collide...There seems to be no privacy.

The fact that she is using social opinion as her main rebuttal indeed shows how calculated she is

She seems to be quite manipulating. This persistent silence seems intentional

Was she a prostitute?

I'm assuming the term 'sheriff's man' means like a sheriffs assistant. Being drunk and working in law enforcement seems pretty difficult..

Quite bold, I'm assuming there might have been immense social pressure to keep them together since divorce was looked down upon during this time

The narrator seems to have lost his zest to do anything but go to the bazaar

Seems like he has feelings for her

great descriptions and use of imagery... the author is really setting a ominous feeling for the story

What is going on? This is really bad and weird. Why is he so obsessed with punishments and the youth. Was he just not as the author put it 'liberal for his age' a couple moments ago?

Was he talking in such a way as a way of forgetting his age and trying to relate to the youth?

Shows some generational differences...

Interesting slang expression, does this just mean to mess around?

The narrator seems to have a really fun or interesting day planned out with his mates. Seems like this might just be his imagination leading him on...

In those days, especially in religiously affiliated institutions or private schools, assigned readings were propoganda

Clearly the author has a brash, rude, and slightly racist style of writing. Later in this paragraph, he refers to Indians in a quite derogatory way as well.

Not the sort of activity that I would imagine a learned priest undertaking

Why were his hands trembling? Did he have some sort of condition or possibly a drug overdose? Later, the mention of snuff and smoke alludes to this...

It seems that the protagonist is struggling between being older and his Old Cotter still viewing him as a child.

Seems like he had a bad reputation? If the relationship was purely innocent that why would he say something like this?

Was this hypocritical or sarcastic? Hard to tell without more context.

This shows that the protagonist does not have a great relationship with Old Cotter. These opening paragraphs have set the tone of the rest of this passage of that being dreary and gloomy.

Interesting why there is no answers to this yet. Is it because of the topic?

The use of words creeping off really puts a sense of skepticism/alerts the reader of danger...

Laura seems to really hold contrarian beliefs about social norms then the rest of her family.

They seem to be really taking the death of this individual really lightheartedly. It seems that they are really immune or accustomed to the loss of life. Or, maybe since it does not really affect their daily life -- they then decide to really be carefree.

This is incredibly sad. He worked hard to provide for others and they totally forgot about him. The fact that he does not feel wanted by his family shows is disheartening. His regret is aging him.

his white beard is mentioned over and over. does it mean anything besides representing his age? Interesting.

He is alone physically and emotionally. He does not have anyone on the same emotional wavelength as him.

Mr. Neave worked all the time. Due to such socioeconomic progress, he might feel that his family is entitled at times...

He seems really worn out. It feels that he has given out

He might be feeling slightly guilty for taking up hobbies. He seems to really take his work serious.

They really put him on a pedestal. This does not seem good for his self-confidence and ego.

Also known as a foyer. I had to look up what this word meant.

This is really interesting detail. In Western societies, spring (and spring break) are representative of youth and energy. The use of the words eager and light display his aging state.

Really weird sentence. This could be subtly racist and or a compliment of sorts?

I am proud that Laura said this. She should have reacted with more emotion. Her mother needs to have more empathy.

Laura wanted to stand up to her mother. One of the first times it is shown.

On the other hand, Laura seems to be much more human and have emotions. She is not being self-centered in this situation. At least she had normal human reactions to the situation.

Jose is cold-hearted. Out of the respect of the death of a young man , he still refused to shut down his social engagements. Very sad!

This does not reflect the seriousness of the situation at all. The author should have been more explicit with the emotion etc.

Weird. Why does the cook have to refer to her by her name. He is just known as 'cook'

This re-emphasizes my point that I earlier mentioned. Her mom is commanding and a little all over the place.

I don't understand what this means... wouldn't one want a logical or rational parent?

Seems that she pretty much agrees with everything her mother says.

Her mother seems to be elitist and sort of commanding. She really cares about what clothes others wear....

Is this playful banter or a play on gender stereotypes?

Is this slang of some sort? Or does it mean to help clean up?

It seems that this piece of dialogue is a bit abrupt and honestly interrupted her tranced state. She was feeling 'like a work-girl' and then snapped out of that role the moment she was called to the phone.

Laura seems to be mature for her age. She really recognizes small nuances of one's character and is really introspective.

I feel that Laura is trying to really assume the role of her mother and fit in to an elitist type role. She really seems to enjoy interacting with others.

By paying compliments profusely, is Godfrey insecure about his inner self? Is he concealing his true emotions

She really sought his love an attention - going to all heights to try to get it, until she unfortunately sacrificed her being.... it seems that Franklin does not know about the letter

It seems that Rosanna really had strong romantic feelings for Franklin

This really exemplifies his character. He does not seem to support female empowerment. Rather, we seems to believe very outdated gender roles

It seems that he is a traditionalist and holds very antiquated beliefs. He seems to consider himself of tremendous importance - as speaking of world affairs for casual conversation seemed to be an utmost privilege

This individual seems to be quite rigid and strict in their writing style and cadence. She seems oddly defensive.

This is interesting because it shows the influence that the West had on Indian wealth. It is well documented that due to imperialism, the Indian subcontinent was subject to a number of war crimes and property loss etc.

Similar to my previous annotation, the author repetitively refers to people based on their race. This dehumanizes them or makes them seem less worthy.

By referring them to as the 'bodies of two Indians' could easily overlooked, however, I viewed it as a subtle dig. I felt that the author, as a Westerner, viewed himself to be superior to Indians. He could have easily have said he saw the bodies of two individuals.

Historically, Auruangzeb was considered to be a cruel and violent ruler. He was largely religiously intolerant - especially towards Hinduism. I think that the author also could have deep ties to the Hindu religion.