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Ulysses by James Joyce has long been a literary masterpiece enjoyed and debated worldwide since it was written from 1914 to 21, published in 1922 and a source of controversy ever since. In fact. one of the copies that I have contains in the Foreward the landmark pleading in the United States District Court decision rendered December 6, 1933 by Hon. John M. Woolsey lifting the ban on Ulysses.

I loved this book and all of the ramblings of life in a 24-hour period in and around Dublin on a single day being June 16, 1904. We follow Stephen Dedalus and Leopold and Molly Bloom. The structure of the book is the magic as it is a parallel to Homer's Odyssey with Leopold Bloom and his wife, Molly Bloom, intended to be modern day counterparts of Telemachus and Penelope. The first, Book I � The Telemachiad � including episodes 1-3. And Book II � The Odyssey � episodes 4-15. And Book III � The Nostos � episodes 16-18.

Ulysses is rich with symbolism in its many nuances and layers throughout this 24-hour period in Dublin. There are so many issues that arise throughout this glorious book. I firmly believe that this is a book that has so much more meaning each time it is read with the underlying theme being one of a sense of justice. So I may have to join the Bloomsday Club and read it once again on June 16th, and preferably in Dublin.