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…showed last 75 words of 1234 total…whole, more unified. These are just four examples of stories in Dubliners, where paralysis or the feeling of being paralyzed for whatever reason plays a significant part in the story. Joyce uses the imagery of his characters to convey the concept that they feel paralyzed by jealousy, fear, obligations, or even being literally paralyzed. Whatever the case may be, paralysis is one of many key themes that makes Dubliners a more unified work of literature.