Dysfunction ally Together It is very common in today’s society for families to have many dysfunctions. Many modern day people just assume that the theory of dysfunctional families is a characteristic of the new industrial age. However, as we read in James Joyce’s, “The Boarding House”, families of the early 1900’s had many of the same problems that families have today. In various studies, the conclusion is discovered that most of the common …showed first 75 words of 692 total…

…showed last 75 words of 692 total…probably hear the same thing that has been said for years. Most of us think that during those days, you were raised by a mother and father in strict homes, then your father found someone for you to marry, whether you were male or female. However, after reading James Joyce’s, “The Boarding House,” it is clear that families back then had some of the same characteristics as well as dysfunctions that we see today.