"The sisters" by James Joyce In my opinion , the story is an illusive story and has a deeper meaning that hides behind the words and symbols that Joyce uses. The boy ,whose dear friend is in fact a 65 years old preist named father Flynn, sensed in a way that something was inappropriate, that there was something wrong with their ... (again , sexual). When I think about it I understand that maybe the paralysis of the preist represents the paralysis of the catholic church in ireland. In addition, there is the chalice which is a very symbolic item since it represents the most important vessel i...

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