Considering that Joyce employs the same technique in Finnegan’s Wake, where the book begins mid-sentence and ends with the first half of the sentence, I would argue that he is doing the same here. The first thing to note about Episode 18 is that it opens and closes with the same word: “Yes.” I see this as symbolic for a circle, implying that there is an eternal cycle associated with the episode. Feel free to use them, just include me in the citation.
I will preface this by saying that these are my interpretations. I am not going to attempt to analyze the text from this episode instead, I will discuss the structure of the episode, its symbolism, and how it ties in to the overall structure and larger theme of the book. The language is beautiful and should really be read to be felt. Much of Molly’s thoughts are sexual: memories of past affairs, her current liaison with Blazes Boylan, her suspicions regarding Leopold Bloom’s clandestine sexual encounters, and her early days with Bloom. The episode is comprised of eight long sentences and is all stream of consciousness. This is the final episode and is a long internal soliloquy depicting Molly Bloom’s thoughts as she is in bed after Leopold returns home.
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