The plot of ''The Dead'' presents thoughts and actions of one man, Gabriel Conroy, on a night he and his wife attend a party given by his aunts. With its meticulous detail, the story is realistic in style, focusing less on great events than on symbolism. Conroy is presented as an awkward, condescending and self-absorbed man, but he later has a moment of self-realization when his wife tells him about a relationship that she had as a young girl with a youth who loved her passionately. See the link for more details about the story:
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