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A skeleton key to Finnegans wake

by Joseph Campbell

"The chief contribution of the present volume is its thin line-tracing of the skeletal structure of Finnegans Wake. Here for the first time the complex and amazing narrative of Joyce's dream-saga is laid bare. Avoiding temptations to amplify, and indicating briefly only the most important themes, we have sought to follow page by page the progress of Joyce's story. Our purpose has not been to elaborate any passage or group of images, but merely to indicate the fundamental narrative itself."--from the Foreword.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?