All 5 Uses of
enigma
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- of all great men he is the most enigmatic.
Chpt 9 *enigmatic = mysterious (hard to understand)
- (He strikes a match and proceeds to light the cigarette with enigmatic melancholy) LYNCH: (Watching him) You would have a better chance of lighting it if you held the match nearer.†
Chpt 15
- What selfimposed enigma did Bloom about to rise in order to go so as to conclude lest he should not conclude involuntarily apprehend?†
Chpt 17
- What selfinvolved enigma did Bloom risen, going, gathering multicoloured multiform multitudinous garments, voluntarily apprehending, not comprehend?†
Chpt 17
- What selfevident enigma pondered with desultory constancy during 30 years did Bloom now, having effected natural obscurity by the extinction of artificial light, silently suddenly comprehend?†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(enigma) something mysterious that seems unexplainable