Can native speakers immediately grasp Joyce's tricks?
Post date: 2026-10-08 15:34:39
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This question concerns the story "Grace" from Joyce's *Dubliners*. In the scenes where the characters discuss Catholicism—specifically the doctrine of papal infallibility—would a native speaker immediately recognize the errors in what they are saying? I feel that if a reader doesn't catch those mistakes, Joyce's true intent won't come across; what do you think? Or is the work difficult for native speakers to understand as well