Jaun's Farewell and Departure
Finnegans WakeThis flow follows Jaun as he leaves the girls of the night school, bids farewell to his sister, and begins a journey toward an uncertain future.
increasing
Bearing strength in each event
decreasing
The Girls Gather

The Girls Gather
A lively schoolroom world
Jaun enters a scene populated by young women, music, and playful attention.
The teacher becomes an object of desire
The gathering makes his public role inseparable from flirtation and performance.
Jaun Performs His Charm

Jaun Performs His Charm
A persuasive farewell voice
Jaun speaks with theatrical warmth, combining advice, humor, and self-display.
Authority is also courtship
His public counsel blurs into emotional and erotic performance.
A Sister's Private Message

A Sister's Private Message
A tender farewell
Jaun and his sister share an intimate exchange as his departure becomes imminent.
Affection complicates separation
Her personal gift turns his public journey into a family parting.
The Journey Begins

The Journey Begins
A traveler moves onward
Jaun takes leave and turns toward an uncertain route beyond the immediate gathering.
Departure remains unfinished
The text treats the journey as a beginning rather than a completed adventure.
A Return Is Promised

A Return Is Promised
Parting opens a future
Jaun leaves behind promises of renewed contact and return.
Absence joins the cycle
His farewell echoes the book's wider pattern of departures that remain open to repetition.
At the opening of Jaun's night-school scene
During his address to the girls
Just before Jaun leaves
At Jaun's departure from the school scene
In the closing farewell words