Bloom crowned Lord Mayor of the New Bloomusalem

Today's passage · lines 15.1501–1740

The 2-minute recap

The fantasy flips completely: Bloom is suddenly hailed as a messianic leader, crowned emperor of a utopian 'New Bloomusalem.' Crowds cheer, he promises reforms and miracles, and for a page or two he is adored beyond anything his real life offers him.. …

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