Ulysses · Character
Rudy Bloom
Leopold and Molly's infant son who died shortly after birth.
minor
Also known as little Rudy, Rudy, Rudolph Bloom, Rudolph, Bloom
First appearance: iv
Rudy Bloom shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Bloom's father; remembered in the opening lines as having died of grief.
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In V: Bloom's father; remembered in the opening lines as having died of grief. Later, in XV: Rudy appears as a vision—a fairy boy in an…
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- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Closing
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