trating Mrs. Mooney's determination to see Polly betrothed to a man with sound assets. Mrs. Mooney latches on to Mr. Doran when she discovers this quality in him. Mrs. Mooney governs her house "cunningly and firmly", constantly weeding out the candidates who did not "mean business" with Polly, and searching for the one who did. Mrs. Mooney dangles Polly like bait in front of the men, scoping out the one with promising intentions. Her behavior echoes Marxian ideology, in that "it is not the consciousness of one that determines his existence, but rather it is his social existence that determines his consciousness" (Beer ix) Mrs. Mooney's imposing position and behavior are derived from her present position in the economy.
             The economic condition also controls Mrs. Moooney's optimistic views in handling Mr. Doran. Furthering his perfect attributes for being a husband, Mooney "knew he had a good screw for one thing and she suspected he had a bit of stuff put by" (Joyce 76). Mrs. Mooney realizes that publicity of Duran's action for Mr. Doran would mean the risk of him losing his job and the taint of his well established, pious character. Marx can explain why Doran agrees more with reparation due to his promising, economic position. In this time of economic repression, Mr. Doran knows he can not quit one job and easily find another. This is further evidence of the power of materialism that governs human lives. Doran values his monetary rank so that he sacrifices every subjective influence. "A serious, not rakish young man", Mr. Doran deeply respects his job as a Catholic wine merchant and fears what wrath his employer Mr. Leonard would leash upon him if his action were to go public. Refl!
             ecting Marxian ideology, "a man's consciousness changes with every change in the conditions of his material existence, in his social relations and in his social life" (Beer 30). Mr. Doran claims that in his youth he had been radical in ...