James Joyce Scares Me

In English this week, we were introduced to one of the best known the Irish authors, James Joyce.  Considered to be one of the most influential writers of the early 20th century, James Joyce produced books in which just about every single word was carefully placed within the text to convey a special meaning.  Joyce's works are so impressive that semester-long college classes are based off of just one of his short stories.  At the moment, we are reading Joyce's book, Dubliners, and we have spent one class fondling the short story, Araby, but we have only read the first two paragraphs because there is so much detail to be fondled.  We have only read two paragraphs of Joyce's book, but it is already apparent that he is an exceptionally gifted author that will be remember through many years for his work.  However, before reading his works, our class looked over his love letters, which contained shockingly strange messages for one of the most renowned authors of all time.  

At no point during this blog will I quote one of Joyce's love letters, but those who have not seen them are free to look them up.  The structure of most of his lettters are of high caliber, but if you break it down and look at certain excerpts, it would be hard to believe that an author such as James Joyce had written those excerpts, as many are very sharp, vulgar or just gross.  The things that Joyce wrote about in these letters are very taboo, and it goes to show that even the greatest minds can be a bit quirky.