Encounter
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In James Joyce's An Encounter, the young first person narrator along with his friends daydream escapist fantasies about the Wild West and being detectives as a result of the magazines deemed inappropriate by their school and homes. The boys plan to mitch a day of school in order to experience the real world and be independent. Ironically, instead of enjoying themselves, they encounter danger through an old homosexual man. Joyce uses foreshadowing throughout the story. This is seen with the development of Joe Dillon, the boys' reactions to their games, and Joyce's diction.
Joe Dillon, the most wild of the boys, eventually went into the priesthood. This surprising development suggests an ironic twist to the story. Earlier in the story, Joe Dillon is described as looking like "some kind of an Indian when he capered round the garden, an old tea-cosy on his head, beating a tin with his fist and yelling: 'Ya! Yaka, yaka, yaka!' "...