He is worried of the outcome and all he has gone through under Mrs. In this case, Duran is trapped into the guilt of crime and the only way to overcome his guilt is through marriage due to the perceptions of the society. Mooney has made the boarding house a house of crime by making Polly her daughter to sleep with Duran and makes him to commit a crime, which is against his religious doctrines. Duran is a committed follower of his religion and acts according to its rules since such religions makes men to be responsible for their actions and in this case, marriage seems to be unavoidable after sleeping together. Duran comes from to make him marry her daughter. Mooney also takes advantage of the society and religion to which Mr. Mooney refers to him as a serious quite man and so it is easy to take advantage of him, as he is not talkative as the others. Mooney as a businessperson wants to take advantage of him, knowing well that he has a good job and so she is able to extract money from him. Doran and Polly because she takes advantage of both Polly’s and Mr. Doran, who is one of the guests, falls into the trap of Mrs. She also uses her daughter to attract young men into her business as she says that they like the feeling of a young woman besides them. The boarding house seems to be a hunting point for a man who can make a good husband to the daughter Polly. Mooney is a woman who deals with morals as to how a “cleaver deals with meat”. Despite the fact that she was a victim, she also becomes a victimizer.Īccording to James Joyce, Mrs. However, as she is liberated and free from her husband, she starts to have power over others’ lives. It is clear that her husband has controlled her life all through, but as soon as they are separated, she appears to become strong, autonomous, and controlling. Mooney then decides to take the best action of being liberated.

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