In Dubliners, women are indeed victims. They are victims of the home, of the virtues recognized by society, of social classes, of religious doctrines and of women themselves. In this essay we will analyze the representation of women in Dubliners in terms of the aspects mentioned above, namely the home, virtues recognized by society, classes of life, religious doctrines and women themselves. The above selection is provided to sensitize the students focus of the essay. The full essay begins below. "My mind rejects the entire current social order and Christianity: the home, the recognized virtues, the classes of life and the religious doctrines... My mother was slowly killed, I believe, by my father's mistreatment, by years of difficulties, and by my cynical frankness of conduct when I looked at her face as she lay in the coffin – a gray and cancer-ravaged face – I knew I was looking at the face of a victim and I cursed the system that had made her a victim." (Letters, II, 48) In Dublin women are truly victims. They are victims of the home, of the virtues recognized by society, of social classes, of religious doctrines and of women themselves. In this essay we will analyze the representation of women in Dubliners in terms of the aspects mentioned above, namely the home, virtues recognized by society, classes of life, religious doctrines and women themselves. Women are victims of the home. They suffer from being confined to their homes. They are somewhat isolated from the outside world. They have little, if any, freedom. Their main roles are to be good wives to men, to be good mothers to their children, and to take care of their families. They are not expected to take care of these affairs outside... middle of paper... male authority by virtue of the fact that they are inferior and should be subservient to men. What's worse is that women are often discriminated against by society, which is largely monopolized by men. Sex discrimination finds its way into the home, workplace and even into public life in general. Furthermore, they are victims of religious orthodoxy as well as their own actions and psychology. But in any case, who is responsible for women's suffering: the circumstances or the women themselves? Works Cited: Benstock, Bernard. Critical essays on James Joyce. G. K. Hall & Co. Boston, Massachusetts: 1985. Joyce, James. Dubliners. Washington Square Press. New York, New York: 1998. Selected Joyce Letters. Ed. Richard Ellmann. New York: Viking Compass, 1975. Seidel, Michael. James Joyce: a brief introduction. Blackwell Publishers, Inc. Oxford, United Kingdom: 2002.