Everyone knows reading Joyce is hard. Here’s some GIFs.

THE SISTERS

So there’s this priest right? And

And all the ladies are like

AN ENCOUNTER

So this random dude approaches some little boys and is like

And the main character’s all

ARABY

So this kid’s like

But like five seconds later

EVELINE

This lady’s like

But then she’s all

AFTER THE RACE

The whole story’s basically

TWO GALLANTS

And this one’s all

THE BOARDING HOUSE

And this one’s

A LITTLE CLOUD

And then

COUNTERPARTS

This one starts with a guy who’s like

But then he does this

to his kid.

CLAY

OK so there’s this party because

But five seconds later it’s like

A PAINFUL CASE

So there’s this guy who says

But then BOOM epiphany

IVY DAY IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM

So there’s these dudes who are like

But really they’re like

But plot twist! They hear a poem, and suddenly it’s like

A MOTHER

Enter stage mom

And then this happens

GRACE

It starts like this

And then everyone goes to church where they’re like

THE DEAD

It’s Christmas so

But then it’s like

It means “all men must die.” Read the Cliffs Notes I’M OUT