Ulysses: The Wandering Rocks <Tab/>Joyce introduces some of Stephen's family members in the "Wandering Rocks" segment. He sets the scene to illustrate that they are impoverished in part due to their father's alcoholism. Stephen's sister, Katey asks about the whereabouts of Dilly (another sister). In response to this inquiry Maggy, proclaims, "Gone to meet father...Our father who art not in heaven" (226-227). This quotation can be interpreted in two …
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…story about his sexual encounter with Molly Bloom while Mr. Bloom was in close proximity somewhere. This story further confirms Molly's reputation of infidelity. In Bloom's defense, however, M'Coy states, "He's a cultured allroundman...He's not one of your common or garden...you know...There's a touch of the artist about old Bloom" (235). This sentiment seems to be yet another comparison between Bloom and Dedalus as the artist. Joyce, James. Ulysses. Vintage Books: New York. 1934