The central theme of the book is certainly not love. The central theme is displacement or to be usurped. The Irish are usurped by the British, Bloom by Boylan, Stephen by religion and death, and ultimately all of us by death. Bloom is the character that somewhat defeats usurpation and returns home after the hero's journey. His 'victory' is affirmed by Molly at the end.
Is Ulysses the kind of book where we can choose just one definitive central theme? It could be persuasively argued that its central theme is Dublin, or language, or interior vs. exterior experience or any one of a number of other themes its readers have found. Love ("The opposite of hatred") is certainly a prominent theme, as is usurpation. Drinking and avoiding work are two others! The variety of styles in Ulysses ensures it is a polyvalent book without a consistent narrative voice (despite what the video above says), so it can be difficult to make general statements about it.
Since there's been videos for top 10 songs and movies of each decade, I'd really like to see a similar video series for books, starting with the 1920s or earlier if possible. It'd be really interesting to see which books they come up with.
+Thania Hernandez eh…just like how to read an English book，maybe.I found there are so many new words i know not of,how can i deal with them？Search or pass？ha，i can‘t stand my chingish，I hope that you‘ve got my meaning、^_^
I've read the Odyssey of Homer, and it was a pain. You get to the bottom of a page, and have no idea what's going on. Before anyone sets out to read Ulysses, read a few pages of the Odyssey. If you can follow, good luck.
This is a fantastic Mojo Notes. I know the story of Odysseus, its one of my favorites. I am not too familiar with Ulysses and would like to read it just to see the parallels between the two and where they differ.
Finally something that makes me like Ulysses albeit think it's an adjustment inaccessible novel for normal people without patience for just so much writing
A shame that it seems these notes lists require a film/TV adaptation. Some of my favorite lit is unadaptable without it being trashed. For instance Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlien or Foundation by Asimov...
Mojo Notes is an ongoing bonus feature that will help you catch up with classic literature. Why read when you can watch! For more informative Mojo Notes videos check out this playlist, ua-cam.com/play/PLmZTDWJGfRq3B-G37guufuj5HHrl5l3ix.html
well, i would rather appreciate a psychological analysis of joyce :) the stream of consciousness - i would compare it to a random generation of sentences based on a ordinary computer program. hence in time of joyce there were no computers, i have to admit that this was in some way original indeed. however readable even less.
keeroy It is by far a tough read, even English Majors have a hard time with it. The novel (as I am sure you are aware) was challenged several societal norms of the time and was banned in several countries and almost banned stateside. It also follows in the style of the Aeneid by Virgil by creating its own version of the Odyssey for its language and country. There is also the influence it had on the literary community at the time, who then went on to influence other writers. I personally love how Joyce switches perspective in his work, for an example in the beginning of, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," he has the father begin a story to his young son from his perspective and then moves smoothly into third person, for this third person is not all that different from the father. This leads one to assume that the third person is the child soaking in what his father tells him and the world around him.
***** when something is hard to read it doesn´t mean it is automatically good. the question is - is there a value this book can offer? is there knowledge, cognition or at last potential which levels me up? or only an existentialist expression of nihilism and void? i tried the first 100 pages. but after i considered that when i die once, i don´t want to die with the knowledge of reading joyce and having only the feeling of a lost time (well, proust´s searching for the lost time was neither my cup of tea :))) i stopped because i didn´t want to hate him completely :)
keeroy Of course, for example the novelization of "A Million Ways to Die in the West" is an example of something hard to read due to clumsy prose and has no greater purpose. Another example is someone trying to write a short-story without using words that have vowels. What makes Joyce good is his flow of ideas and word choice that makes the sentence lyrical, compared to the more jagged and clumsy prose of MacFarlane. Ulysses also offers everything you considered to be value, but of course in order to see it, that involves reading it to death and having a very high understanding of the English language (Not that I am saying you don't have). Joyce isn't for everyone and I can respect that; I for one hate Jane Austen, but I am able to tell there is good there even if it is not for me. But hell, even professional literary critics, poets, essayists, and highbrow novelists have their criticism over Joyce and his style. To each their own.
The central theme of the book is certainly not love. The central theme is displacement or to be usurped. The Irish are usurped by the British, Bloom by Boylan, Stephen by religion and death, and ultimately all of us by death. Bloom is the character that somewhat defeats usurpation and returns home after the hero's journey. His 'victory' is affirmed by Molly at the end.
Is Ulysses the kind of book where we can choose just one definitive central theme? It could be persuasively argued that its central theme is Dublin, or language, or interior vs. exterior experience or any one of a number of other themes its readers have found. Love ("The opposite of hatred") is certainly a prominent theme, as is usurpation. Drinking and avoiding work are two others! The variety of styles in Ulysses ensures it is a polyvalent book without a consistent narrative voice (despite what the video above says), so it can be difficult to make general statements about it.
The greatest work of Irish literature.
I just like how WatchMojo breaks down these classic stories, in just 10 notes. Makes it more fun to get into American and/or World literature.
Joyce was a GENIUS and a Dubliner.ULYSSES broke all the rules, a MASTERPIECE.Joyce changed everything.He was the Beatles of literature.
Like Beatles didn't copy from Black culture
Ulysses, a book more talked about than read. Hell, I haven't gotten to it.
Jonah Dunn I am releasing videos to make the book accessible. Join me.
Pavle Banjac yes, please!
Pavle Banjac I am so sorry I didn't see your note sooner!
Since there's been videos for top 10 songs and movies of each decade, I'd really like to see a similar video series for books, starting with the 1920s or earlier if possible. It'd be really interesting to see which books they come up with.
+Thania Hernandez Hi,i like Joyce's book,but i can't read English,can you give me some advice?
+Boo Ah What would you like to know?
+Thania Hernandez eh…just like how to read an English book，maybe.I found there are so many new words i know not of,how can i deal with them？Search or pass？ha，i can‘t stand my chingish，I hope that you‘ve got my meaning、^_^
Just look them up somewhere, like in an English dictionary or Google Translate.
+Thania Hernandez yeah，i tried before，but the problem is that I must read a book so slowly，what will soon make me losing interest
I've read the Odyssey of Homer, and it was a pain. You get to the bottom of a page, and have no idea what's going on. Before anyone sets out to read Ulysses, read a few pages of the Odyssey. If you can follow, good luck.
Me crying in the corner being a English grad
It would be great to see WatchMojo do one of these for Gravity's Rainbow.
Cameren Lee why? If you want to abuse the book with your shallow mind you can always skin wikipedia on your own
Can't wait for Finnegan's Wake to be put in movie form.
Chant Cowen Finnegans Wake*
Chatetris keep waiting...you damn liar! you could wait an eternity!
There already is a FW movie, it's here on YT.
Passages From Finnegans Wake (1965)
This is a fantastic Mojo Notes. I know the story of Odysseus, its one of my favorites. I am not too familiar with Ulysses and would like to read it just to see the parallels between the two and where they differ.
John Lemus that’s not really the point of the book.
No. 1: Adaptations
Of course the most important part of the book is if there's a fucking movie of it.
This was read to me at Camp Grenada
Should have mentioned Bloomsday!
The one day of the novel is the day Joyce met his wife. He said it was most important day of his life.
alg11297 are u a PhD? fucking turd
you guys do a top 10 notes on all quiet on the western front
Finally something that makes me like Ulysses albeit think it's an adjustment inaccessible novel for normal people without patience for just so much writing
My favorite book of all time!
Which model speech robot is this? Sounds familiar I just can't place it
Top 10 Chanel perfumes, Dior, Hermes anything frag related
Hand grenade?
Can you do this for Life of pi?
Why can't Americans say Ireland?
They're Canadian
They can it's just your not used to hearing it in a Canadian accent .
Marnerbroman I totally meant america as in the continent...yep...definitely...
Louis Roberts Their are multiple accents and languages on America. Be more specific to who.
Land not lind
I was kind of hoping they would mention the Cream song "Tales Of Brave Ulysses"
Can u guys do best apps or u already did that?
When you get the name Buck Mulligan wrong, despite it being in the first sentence of the book, that's not a good sign.
A shame that it seems these notes lists require a film/TV adaptation. Some of my favorite lit is unadaptable without it being trashed. For instance Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlien or Foundation by Asimov...
Mojo Notes is an ongoing bonus feature that will help you catch up with classic literature. Why read when you can watch!
For more informative Mojo Notes videos check out this playlist,
ua-cam.com/play/PLmZTDWJGfRq3B-G37guufuj5HHrl5l3ix.html
I have a question where do ye get ur background music???.
top 10 tv bosses
Nice! should do Gatsby next?
Why read when you can watch... the most horrific statement ever made about literature. I don't get these top 10 notes
Can you guys do Blood Meridian sometime?
DO DAVID FOSTER WALLACE! INFINITE JEST!
1:00 ".....known as Ulysses in Roman."......uhhhhhh no Romans dont speak Roman but spoke Latin. Youre welcome. ^__^
What's what I thought lol
*Irish patriotism intensifies*
There is no such language as Roman. The Roman language was Latin.
"who are you that do not not know your own history"
(ulysses)
TheMysteriousStranger you fall in love easy with people who hate you
next watchmojo notes vile bodies by Evelyn Waugh
Do top ten music that make you want to fight for something
pause the game lol
I'm a little disappointed that nothing was brought up about the length of the book or of its use of crated (made up) words
John O'Connor that disappoints you? you are a fucking moron.
I just love these vids :-)
TOP 10 SYSTEM OF A DOWN SONGS!!!
aw i thought it was Homer's
Almost 15 and read Ulysses... And I know some people who think reading is dumb.
Good job, man. But don't brag about it. I hope that's not why you read it..
+SuperAlexala No, of course not. I'm not that type of person who'd show off their achievements, like "oh, look at me..." I hate those types of people.
people usually say reading is for nerds not dump people
Did you understand it?
In Roman ?
Im an american.when I say ireland.it sounds like our lind.no bullshit.
Watcgmojo give Dan some videos to do on movies, Rebecca hogs them all!
***** 1 That was a typo. 2 It's Dan
#9 "Roman" is not a language -__-
Omg...
We have the same name.
lol me too
yyyyyyeeeaaahhhh Gowan chapo !!!!!
Homestuck had an impact from this story in a way according to the Idea Channel.
Known as Ulysses in 'Roman'.... You are fucking kidding me, right?
UN GIORNO DI VITA DI NICO: ULISSE.
I miss Milo O'Shea and his incomparable eyebrows so much!
Yes he is. But why would you hope for that?
do a Top 10 anime detectives
I also like anime detectives. Can you tell me some good ones?
Li Mubai "L" Death Note, Akira Rutherford (Spiral), Lupin, Naru(Ghost Hunt), Detective Conan, ect
Yay the video about me
me too
My name is Ulysses
Top 10 Square Enix games, Mention kingdom hearts 2
Who?
June 16, was the day he had his first date with his wife
115th
Pbs idea channel anyone
Sweeeeet
30 deal with it
Is Leo a cuk? Discuss.
Ulysses from fallout anyone?
just you and me on the lonesome road
my power armour has been critically damaged by a deathclaw
never mind just me on this lonesome road sorry you're screwed bye *Runs away*
i thought you were my boone -_-
well i could give you some stimpacks but u know reasons :3
My name too lol
no. You. did. not.
Second
Roman isn't a language. Your video is invalid :)
First comment!
No you're not.
First to Comment! #Comment
Kaila Crozier last to realize he's human refuse
First
Have to cringe at how she says Dublin and Ireland
top 10 mysteries of the world.
nr. 1: how could a such terrible book like ulysses became world literature
...
Maybe reading the critical analyses would help and an understanding of stream of consciousness would help as well.
well, i would rather appreciate a psychological analysis of joyce :)
the stream of consciousness - i would compare it to a random generation of sentences based on a ordinary computer program. hence in time of joyce there were no computers, i have to admit that this was in some way original indeed. however readable even less.
keeroy It is by far a tough read, even English Majors have a hard time with it. The novel (as I am sure you are aware) was challenged several societal norms of the time and was banned in several countries and almost banned stateside. It also follows in the style of the Aeneid by Virgil by creating its own version of the Odyssey for its language and country.
There is also the influence it had on the literary community at the time, who then went on to influence other writers. I personally love how Joyce switches perspective in his work, for an example in the beginning of, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," he has the father begin a story to his young son from his perspective and then moves smoothly into third person, for this third person is not all that different from the father. This leads one to assume that the third person is the child soaking in what his father tells him and the world around him.
***** when something is hard to read it doesn´t mean it is automatically good. the question is - is there a value this book can offer? is there knowledge, cognition or at last potential which levels me up? or only an existentialist expression of nihilism and void? i tried the first 100 pages. but after i considered that when i die once, i don´t want to die with the knowledge of reading joyce and having only the feeling of a lost time (well, proust´s searching for the lost time was neither my cup of tea :))) i stopped because i didn´t want to hate him completely :)
keeroy Of course, for example the novelization of "A Million Ways to Die in the West" is an example of something hard to read due to clumsy prose and has no greater purpose. Another example is someone trying to write a short-story without using words that have vowels. What makes Joyce good is his flow of ideas and word choice that makes the sentence lyrical, compared to the more jagged and clumsy prose of MacFarlane. Ulysses also offers everything you considered to be value, but of course in order to see it, that involves reading it to death and having a very high understanding of the English language (Not that I am saying you don't have).
Joyce isn't for everyone and I can respect that; I for one hate Jane Austen, but I am able to tell there is good there even if it is not for me. But hell, even professional literary critics, poets, essayists, and highbrow novelists have their criticism over Joyce and his style. To each their own.