On the modernist elements of ‘Ithaca’ chapter in Joyce’s Ulys ses : Engaging students in class discussion

James Joyce's Ulysses is one of the hall-marks of modernism in the realm of the novel. In this novel, Joyce breaks away from old patterns, employs new techniques, and presents the modern state  of  man  as  well  as  his  soul-lacking  indeterminate  communication  with  others.  Freud's theories on the unique and private quality of man's mode of consciousness and the meddling of the past with present, stressed the twentieth-century man's ill-condition and his position among his fellow beings. Joyce portrays the modern man in his favorite chapter, ‘Ithaca,’ which has certain  features  that  make  the  narrative  structure  in  complete  step  with  Joyce's  themes regarding the modern man. This paper is an attempt to show how the human race is perceived by  Joyce,  revealing  how  the  employed  elements  depict  a  modern  picture  of  the  modern  man. This chapter contains many questions and answers that can be discussed  in class and students can be engaged in novel-based dialogues and class discussion as an EFL practice.