It was never meant to be read. It was an experiment. If he was writing a paragraph and somebody came into his room and started talking to him, he wrote that down in the middle of the paragraph. It was pure experimental fiction. No one really understands why it’s considered a classic other than the fact that people want to seem intellectual. By Joyce’s own words, it is not understandable by anybody but him. to me the analogy is Lou reeds metal machine music. I’m at her how her to try, there’s no melodies there, just like there’s no plot here.