To what does the title of Joyce's short story "After the Race" refer ?
Correct answer: C. the race to establish an empire
- A. the race for more modes of transportation
- B. the decline of the Irish race
- C. the race to establish an empire
- D. the race for Ireland's welfare
Explanation
The automobile race represents the wider European competition for wealth, power, and empire, while Ireland remains on the margins of that competition. Thus the title carries both its immediate sporting sense and the imperial meaning suggested by the story.
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