Molly Bloom

Molly Bloom is a fictional character in the novel Ulysses by James Joyce. The wife of main character Leopold Bloom, she roughly corresponds to Penelope in the Odyssey. The major difference between Molly and Penelope is that while Penelope is eternally faithful, Molly is anything but. Joyce modeled the character upon his wife Nora Barnacle; indeed, the day upon which the novel is set -- June 16 1904, now called Bloomsday -- is that of their first date.

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Fictional character - Ulysses - James Joyce - Leopold Bloom - Penelope - Odyssey - Nora Barnacle - June 16 - 1904 - Bloomsday

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The final, unpunctuated chapter of Ulysses, often called "Molly Bloom's Soliloquy," is a long stream of consciousness passage comprising her thoughts as she lays in bed next to Bloom.

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Ulysses - Molly Bloom's Soliloquy - Stream of consciousness

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