Episode 18 (Penelope), closing
'and yes I said yes I will Yes.' Molly recalls Bloom's proposal among the rhododendrons on Howth, fusing memory, sexuality, and affirmation into the novel's life-embracing coda.
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From Ulysses by James Joyce
The novel ends with Molly Bloom's unpunctuated interior monologue culminating in her ecstatic memory of accepting Leopold's proposal on Howth Head, the most famous affirmation in modern literature.
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