Two Gallants By James Joyce

In literature, the knowledge of the history behind an author's literature work gives people a better understanding of the story and the tone of the author behind it. In the story "Two Gallants" by James Joyce, he presented his city Dublin in no positive matter. He uses these two chivalrous men to recall Ireland's political scandal and poverty. Lenehan and Corley, characters of "Two Gallants" are products of that. You can compare the men's betraying maids to steal from their employers in Dublin dealing with exploited labor and crushing poverty. Interpreting history into your art allow viewers to understand the past, which could turn around and help us learn and give a better understanding. Creative individuals like James Joyce go and use past events and predicaments to find solutions to the new problems that we have already dealt with.

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A perfect example of history helping us interpret art is the many possible contributing factors to why James Joyce uses real street names in the story.
Getting the readers the feeling that Lenehan and Corley could have really walked these streets show that these events could happen, James also does this so that readers familiarize themselves with the city's geography. Lenehan and Corley live meaningless lives and have few prospects and goals for themselves, and nothing but easy money gives them hope. It was like comparing the normal Dublin people of James Joyce time to Lenehan and Corley walking around, living their meaningless life because of Dublin's corruption. Reconstructing the streets of Dublin within his own bodies of