Dubliners Chapter 9 - Counterparts

In which a beleaguered office clerk, beleaguered by an oppressive superior and haunted by the promise of a long night’s drinking, wrestles with his duties and his disgruntled spirits amidst the clatter and camaraderie of Dublin’s public-houses. He returns to a home chilled by neglect and tempered by harsh discipline, where the struggles of daily life weigh heavily upon both father and son.