Counterparts

Counterparts by James Joyce is a powerful and unsettling story from Dubliners, depicting frustration, powerlessness, and the cycle of abuse. It follows Farrington, an office clerk who, after enduring humiliation at work, seeks solace in alcohol but ends up unleashing his anger on his family. With Joyce’s sharp realism and psychological depth, the story explores themes of masculinity, failure, and the destructive effects of repression and resentment.