{"id":585,"date":"2016-11-21T03:34:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T03:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/?p=585"},"modified":"2016-11-21T03:34:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T03:34:03","slug":"game-final-lexicon-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/uncategorized\/game-final-lexicon-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Game-Final Lexicon Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Game<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Forms: game, games, gamey, gamehog(s), gamekeeper, gaming<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Related Terms:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Beat<\/p>\n

Compete<\/p>\n

Win<\/p>\n

Lose<\/p>\n

Gay<\/p>\n

Gamble<\/p>\n

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Explication<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Throughout Ulysses, the most common\u00a0usage of game<\/strong> appears in a competitive sense, where the word represents some back and forth\u00a0 in a jocular manner, connecting with themes of competition and sports in the novel, but also notions of masculinity, femininity, and sexualities. While game<\/strong> is presented in overt images of young boys playing field hockey (U.2.313), the term is also more broadly connected to competition, such as the fierce gambling on the Gold Cup and Bloom\u2019s intensity as he seeks to defeat Boylan for Molly\u2019s love and attention. The lexical item comes up in the bar among men discussing the local decision by police \u201cforbidding Irish games <\/strong>in the park” (U.12.679). Within the e pub, games and sports serve as a major topic of conversation, specifically in relation to the citizen\u2019s Gaelic sports revival, but also in each character\u2019s attempts to prove and assert their masculinity to their male peers.<\/p>\n

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The other primary use for “game<\/strong>” is as an adjective, usually in reference to someone describing themselves or being described as prepared, ready, or spirited. The term appears in its adjective form in reference to horses as “And a game <\/strong>filly she is” (U. 10. 511) to highlight the high level of attention the Gold Cup race has received. Here, “game<\/strong>” carries a youthfulness and an energy that implies an ability to be competitive (especially in the horse racing world) or a certain level of power or ability that is clear in a person’s character. Later on in \u201cCirce,\u201d in a heated confrontation between Bloom and Bella, after Bloom critiques Bella\u2019s physical features, she responds with \u201cYou\u2019re not game<\/strong> in fact,\u201d suggesting a level of physical inadequacy on Bloom\u2019s end as well (U.15.3489). In this more open-ended context, game<\/strong> can refer to Bloom\u2019s sexual and\/or physical shortcomings, hinting at him not being up to a certain standard of beauty or sexual performance, therefore being less masculine and inferior.<\/p>\n

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Ulysses<\/em> has a few additional variations of game, including gamehog<\/strong> (U.12.1348) and gamekeeper<\/strong> (U.15.648), which align with the animal-related definition of the term that appears in \u201cgame<\/strong> of cygnets,\u201d when referring to a group of swans (U.9.160). While gamekeeper <\/strong>is used to manage and protect the animals from being hunted compared to the animal of a gamehog<\/strong>, these three instances highlight a use for game<\/strong> that expands outside of notions of sports and competition.<\/p>\n

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Across these various definitions and uses for game<\/strong>, a trend that Joyce establishes is the animalistic nature of competition, as well, connecting the word with historically masculine practices such as sports and hunting. However, Joyce employs the term in a range of contexts and forms that masks this underlying theme of masculinity within the realm of competition and sports in Ulysses.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Definitions and Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Game, n. <\/strong>(OED n. 2) An activity which provides amusement or fun.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \u201cThey were playing the Irving Bishop game<\/strong>, finding the pin blindfold and thoughtreading\u201d (U. 15.444)<\/p>\n

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    1. Game, n. <\/strong>(OED n. 7.a) An activity, undertaking, scheme, state of affairs, etc., likened to a game<\/strong> in its manner of proceeding.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      \u201cI shall call rebutting evidence to prove up to the hilt that the hidden hand is again at its old game<\/strong>\u201d (U.15. 975).<\/p>\n

      \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

      III. Game, adj. <\/strong>(OED adj. 2). Having the necessary spirit or will for a specified challenge, adventure, novel experience, etc.; ready and willing.<\/p>\n

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      “And a game<\/strong> filly she is” (U.10. 511)<\/p>\n

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      “When the bell went came on gamey<\/strong> and brimful of pluck, confident of knocking out the fistic Eblanite in jigtime” (U.12. 975)<\/p>\n

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      • Also applied to actions, attributes, etc. (OED 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Game, n. <\/strong>(OED n. 18). A flock of swans, originally one kept to be hunted for pleasure. Formerly also: any flock or herd of animals or birds maintained for this purpose<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          \u201cBut he does not stay to feed the pen chivying her game<\/strong> of cynets towards the rushes. The swan of Avon has other thought\u201d (U.9.160)<\/p>\n

          \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Related Topics <\/strong><\/p>\n

          Competition, Sports, Gender, Sexuality<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Game   Forms: game, games, gamey, gamehog(s), gamekeeper, gaming \u00a0 Related Terms:\u00a0   Beat Compete Win Lose Gay Gamble   Explication   Throughout Ulysses, the most common\u00a0usage of game appears in a competitive sense, where the word represents some back and forth\u00a0 in a jocular manner, connecting with themes of competition and sports in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":587,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585\/revisions\/587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}