he young and the vague confusion of the old; it traces the effects of rampant alcohol abuse throughout its chosen city. Disappointment, weariness, and shame waft through many of the stories. It would be impossible to try to outline all of the themes that Joyce puts forward is so short a paper as this; instead, this paper will look at three main themes in Joyce's Dublin and this paper will endeavor to show how Dublin is a city in mourning and currently without escape from this mourning. The three main themes that are to be identified are family loyalty, alcoholism, and class distinction.
             The idea of loyalty to one's family is not a new one and it is often seen as a good thing; however, in Dubliners, it takes on a kind of pervasiveness that feels almost parasitic. The two stories that dealt almost specifically with this theme are "Eveline" and "A Little Cloud." In Eveline the young woman&apos
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