Little Chandler then goes into a pub where he meets his childhood friend Ignatius Gallaher and falls in love with the idea of living Gallaher’s life. He goes home and tells his wife that he will watch the baby for her while she goes to the store but instead reads a poem and pretends to be a famous writer which wakes the baby. “It was useless. He couldn’t read. He couldn’t do anything. The wailing of the child pierced the drum of his ear. It was useless, useless! He was a prisoner for life.” (Joyce, 62) As the baby screams and Little Chandler cannot stop it he has an epiphany and realizes he will never become
Little Chandler then goes into a pub where he meets his childhood friend Ignatius Gallaher and falls in love with the idea of living Gallaher’s life. He goes home and tells his wife that he will watch the baby for her while she goes to the store but instead reads a poem and pretends to be a famous writer which wakes the baby. “It was useless. He couldn’t read. He couldn’t do anything. The wailing of the child pierced the drum of his ear. It was useless, useless! He was a prisoner for life.” (Joyce, 62) As the baby screams and Little Chandler cannot stop it he has an epiphany and realizes he will never become