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“The Dead” Gabriel Conroy’s Awakening James Joyce’s “The Dead” begins at the annual 1904 Christmas party given by the Misses Morkans, Miss Kate and Miss Julia. This is also considered a yearly reunion. The party consists of many family members and friends many of whom dislike one another, particularly Gabriel. It is at the party that we are introduced to Gabriel, and our initial impression is that he is self-centered and selfish. As the …

…in “The Dead,” the epiphany is about death. It was about death of a person or the soul itself. This have no gain of happiness into the person’s life, this only brings sadness. But I think this epiphany means a lot more than any other epiphanies in Dubliners. This story has a meaning that goes deep down under and even though it is hard to understand, it will give the readers their own epiphany.