For Gerty McDowell, it is mariolatry that conceals her personal philosophy. It is mariolatry she uses as a hideout and it is mariolatry she uses as a Mask. To see her true face, we must have a look at her mask, for it is what she wants us to think of her, a look at her actions, for it is her most objective description, and finally a look at her dreams, for they are whom she wishes to be. It is her being in all its contradictions, that gives Gerty her purpose in Joyce's "Ulysses".
Despite her relatively brief appearance, her character is integral as it represents the aspect of woman that is connected with piety. By looking at the incongruities in Gerty McDowell's self-depiction and her actions, we see Joyce's criticism that women hide their true personality behind the mask of mariolatry.
Table of Contents
I Introduction
II The Construction of Gerty McDowell
III Gerty’s Identification with the Virgin Mary
IV Gerty's True Character
IV.I Gerty's Moral Values
V Suppressed Sexual Desire versus Sexual Innocence
VI Conclusion
VII Works Cited
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- Anna Klamann (Autor), 2013, A critique of mariolatry in James Joyce "Ulysses". Incongruities in Gerty McDowell's self-depiction and actions, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/381018
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