100 POINTS! One pattern that James Joyce used to organize the fifteen stories in Dubliners is the .

-outcome of the main characters’ choices, progressing from bittersweet to tragic
-age of the narrators, beginning with an adolescent boy and ending with a mature man
-geographic location, beginning in the northern part of the country and moving progressively south
-degree of isolation felt by the central character, beginning with a boy looking for connection and ending with a man secure in his family relationships