With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ?
Correct answer: B. Charles Stuart Parnell
- A. Wolfe Tone
- B. Charles Stuart Parnell
- C. Father Arnall
- D. Daniel O'Connell
Explanation
HCE is associated with several historical and mythic figures, but Charles Stewart Parnell is one of the most important Irish political identifications. Joyce uses HCE as a shifting, universal male figure rather than a single fixed character.
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