Stephen finds his way to Sandymount Strand and mopes around for some time, mulling various philosophical concepts, his family, his life as a student in Paris, and his mother's death.
Zatiaľ čo sa Stephen bezcieľne poneviera po Sandymount Strand, premýšľa o rôznych filozofických pojmoch, svojej rodine, svojom študentskom živote v Paríži a o smrti svojej matky.