Leopold Bloom

Leopold Bloom is the hero of James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses. He is a middle-aged man who lives in Dublin, Ireland. On June 16, 1904, Bloom goes on an odyssey of his own, encountering a variety of people and situations. He is a complex and flawed character, but he is also a deeply human one. Bloom's odyssey begins when he wakes up in his bed at 8:00 am. He is not a morning person, and he struggles to get out of bed. After a quick breakfast, he goes to the post office to mail a letter. He then visits his local pub, where he meets a variety of characters, including a young woman named Gerty McDowell. After leaving the pub, Bloom goes for a walk around Dublin. He stops at a bookstore, where he buys a copy of the Odyssey. He then visits the National Library of Ireland, where he reads about Ulysses/Odysseus. Bloom's odyssey continues throughout the day. He has lunch with his friend Stephen Dedalus, and he attends a funeral. He also has a number of sexual encounters, both with men and women. At the end