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What does Joyce mean by, "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed."?
Can you explain what Joyce means by, "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed."?
Joyce's sentence is from the opening scene of Ulysses, where Buck Mulligan appears as a main character. The sentence describes Buck Mulligan as a character entering a room with a bowl of lather, a mirror and a razor. The sentence highlights the specific physical attributes of Buck Mulligan and sets the stage for the story that is about to unfold.