Usurpers have taken over both of their homes: Haines has snuck into Stephen’s home, and Boylan will infiltrate Bloom and Molly’s bed. The symbol of the interlocked keys denotes their unfinished union as father and son. Bloom forgets his latchkey as Buck nags Stephen for the Martello Tower key. Stephen and Bloom both leave the house without their keys on June 16. In addition, he desires control over his house and the love of his wife. Bloom wants to be Stephen’s father to get back with his son, Rudy. In ‘Ulysses’, crossed keys serve as a metaphor for both paternity and the stability of one’s own home or country. Joyce also plays with this literary device with crossed keys. The potato’s association with Ireland, though, is what matters most Bloom’s potato talisman represents his largely disregarded maternal Irish lineage. It alluded to Bloom’s worries about reproduction and his family line as an organic product that was once both a fruit and a root but is now withered. The now-shriveled potato is a keepsake from Bloom’s mother, Ellen. In Episode 15, Bloom’s potato serves the same purpose as Odysseus’s use of “moly” in Circe’s den: it shields him from enchantment, which Bloom falls prey to when he momentarily lends it to Zoe Higgins.
James Joyce repeatedly used seemingly innocuous symbols to give depth to the story of ‘Ulysses’. This approach was frequently used by Joyce in the monologues and soliloquies of his characters. One subject that runs across many of his works is that even something so simple and uncomplicated can be considered to be a significant art.
He thought that people underestimated the significance of simple chores. Joyce incorporated the idea of stream of consciousness into his realist style. He aimed to apply realistic principles to his works. When Joyce first started writing, art was more grounded in reality than in fantasy. In ‘Ulysses’, Joyce frequently used Irish slang, but he also frequently used puns, allegories, and euphemisms to give his characters a more contemporary and genuine feel. Using intricate concepts and creative symbolism was another typical tactic. He frequently experimented with diction, solo speeches, and soliloquies. While the Irish theme permeated ‘Ulysses’, Joyce’s literary style varied from one to the next. James Joyce is renowned for his innovative use of language and pursuit of fresh literary techniques in ‘Ulysses’ which featured internal monologue, a sophisticated web of symbolic connections, and coined terms. Behind these layers of literary complexity, Joyce crafts a riveting modernist tale that pays homage to Homer’s ‘Odyssey.’ James Joyce famously joked that he intentionally misrepresented various sections of the book to confound readers and critics alike for his amusement. ‘Ulysses’ is notorious for being too long, inaccessible, and difficult to understand.
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