Beckham states in her essay: "Miss Ivors is described as a 'talkative, outspoken' nationalist who not only attacks Gabriel as a man, but also as an Irishman. . Ivors teases Gabriel about his book reviews written under the ineffective pseudonym 'GC' for The Daily Express, a union publication” (Beckham, 80). Ivors stands up for what she believes in and makes it known that this is not very silent of a female character as Norris maintains. What is silenced is her authority, she is presented as grumpy or aggressive for no reason. Joyce created her character to be a feminist, but once again created Gabriel to demote and silence her. Miss Ivors just isn't just another grumpy character angry at Gabriel because she's jealous. She defends something she believes in: her country. You won't get that as a reader because of the anti-feminist view that Gabriel rejects on everything she has to say. This is again where you see that Joyce is at two extremes of womanhood and