A Portrait of an Artist as an Ancient Mariner by James Joyce. Short summary

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Joyce states that at one time he had to travel on seas that belonged to pirates. He adds that during his adventures he often encountered both thunderstorms and storms.

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The Irish writer claims that he used to sail for a long period of time on seas that pirates considered their own. The author writes of sometimes encountering negative phenomena of nature, namely storms and thunderstorms. Once he met an old and at the same time wise person, whose name is unknown. The latter had a special attribute — she wore an eye patch on her left eye.

According to Joyce, the old man was at one time branded Uncle Sam as well as Papa Bull. The Irish writer says that the aforementioned member of the older generation has been under the scorching sun for more than 10 years. In addition, the wise grandfather goes blind when he sees fireworks emanating from the stars.

The author states that the old man jumps on his own brig. He compares this action to a cricket jumping on a roost. According to Joyce, the possible absence of coins in his pocket, which are required to pay the fare, is not important.