Jimmy Doyle's Social Gamble

Dubliners

This flow traces Jimmy Doyle's excitement at joining affluent foreign acquaintances into a financial loss he can barely face.

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The Merchant Prince's Son The Merchant Prince's Son from "Dubliners". Inherited Advantage Family wealth Jimmy Doyle’s father accumulates money through a successful butchery business and sends his son to respected schools.

The Merchant Prince's Son from "Dubliners". Inherited Advantage Family wealth Jimmy Doyle’s father accumulates money through a successful butchery business and sends his son to respected schools.

Inherited Advantage Family wealth Jimmy Doyle’s father accumulates money through a successful butchery business and sends his son to respected schools. Jimmy is popular and financially protected. Unsettled direction His education does not produce a firm vocation. Music, motoring, and social life compete with serious study.

A Continental Circle A Continental Circle from "Dubliners". The Allure of Company Foreign prestige Jimmy rides with Charles Ségouin, André Rivière, and Villona after a race that has made the French cars celebrated.

A Continental Circle from "Dubliners". The Allure of Company Foreign prestige Jimmy rides with Charles Ségouin, André Rivière, and Villona after a race that has made the French cars celebrated.

The Allure of Company Foreign prestige Jimmy rides with Charles Ségouin, André Rivière, and Villona after a race that has made the French cars celebrated. He enjoys being seen among cosmopolitan companions. Status as excitement Motion, money, and notoriety heighten his mood. He mistakes proximity to worldly success for a share in its power.

The Investment The Investment from "Dubliners". Irish Money at Risk A business prospect Jimmy’s father has suggested investing in Charles Ségouin’s motor venture.

The Investment from "Dubliners". Irish Money at Risk A business prospect Jimmy’s father has suggested investing in Charles Ségouin’s motor venture.

Irish Money at Risk A business prospect Jimmy’s father has suggested investing in Charles Ségouin’s motor venture. Friendship and the apparent wealth of the Frenchman make the opportunity feel secure. A private calculation Jimmy estimates the investment in days of labor and recognizes how much of his means is at stake. His excitement carries an undercurrent of apprehension.

The Yacht and the Cards The Yacht and the Cards from "Dubliners". Celebration Turns to Risk International festivity Farley’s yacht hosts music, drinking, speeches, and cards.

The Yacht and the Cards from "Dubliners". Celebration Turns to Risk International festivity Farley’s yacht hosts music, drinking, speeches, and cards.

Celebration Turns to Risk International festivity Farley’s yacht hosts music, drinking, speeches, and cards. Jimmy welcomes the scene as an education in living among men of the world. Loss gathering pace The stakes rise, and Jimmy repeatedly misunderstands his cards. He realizes he is losing but continues playing within a group whose ease masks unequal control.

The Daybreak Reckoning The Daybreak Reckoning from "Dubliners". The Cost of the Night A decisive defeat Routh wins the last game, and Jimmy and Farley are the heaviest losers.

The Daybreak Reckoning from "Dubliners". The Cost of the Night A decisive defeat Routh wins the last game, and Jimmy and Farley are the heaviest losers.

The Cost of the Night A decisive defeat Routh wins the last game, and Jimmy and Farley are the heaviest losers. Jimmy knows he will regret the loss when morning fully arrives. Stupor instead of judgment At daybreak, Jimmy leans over the table, grateful for the dark stupor that may cover his folly. His social adventure ends in diminished control and financial exposure.

Before the motor race

After the race, on the road into Dublin

During the drive through Dublin

Late night on Farley's yacht

At dawn, after the final game