Abstract
Joyce’s story “The Dead” reflects the significance of epiphanic consciousness that underlies the epiphanic mode of education. It is argued that the story challenges the ethos of the institutional mode of education and exposes the gap between ‘substantial knowledge’ and ‘abstract knowledge.’ Despite being well-educated, Gabriel, the central character, undergoes a process of transformation when the epiphanic moment reveals the futility of his actions. This research paper investigates how far and above his education is with regard to the actual experience of life. The new knowledge unlocks a new level of growth in him. He achieves a new vision of reality and a sense of transcendental unity with existence whether dead (past) or alive (present).
Dr. Sajjad Ali Khan , . (2017) The Epiphanic Consciousness in Joyce’s “The Dead”, Journal of Research (Urdu), Volume 31, issue 1.
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