oria ▁of ▁Life ", ▁can ▁be ▁read ▁both ▁as ▁an ▁emb od iment ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Dublin ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁par ody ▁or ▁sim ul ac rum ▁of ▁G og art y ▁himself . ▁ ▁Lib el ▁law suit ▁As ▁I ▁Was ▁Go ing ▁Down ▁S ack ville ▁Street ▁was ▁highly ▁anticip ated ▁before ▁its ▁publication ▁as ▁" a ▁rip ost e ▁to ▁U ly ss es ▁and ▁an ▁append age ▁to ▁[ Ge orge ▁Moore ' s ] ▁A ve , ▁Sal ve , ▁V ale ", ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁its ▁popular ity ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁a ▁law suit ▁brought ▁forth ▁by ▁Harry ▁S inc la ir , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁art ▁deal er , ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁two ▁pass ages ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁contained ▁lib els ▁against ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁recently ▁dece ased ▁tw in ▁brother , ▁William ▁S inc la ir . ▁ ▁These ▁consisted ▁of ▁vers es ▁written ▁by ▁G og art y ' s ▁friend , ▁George ▁Red ding , ▁and ▁pro se ▁comment ary ▁by ▁G og art y : ▁▁ <0x09> ▁The ▁pla int iff ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁( who ▁had ▁heard ▁of ▁the ▁book ' s ▁contents ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ) ▁were ▁s land er ously ▁character ised ▁as ▁le ch ers ▁and ▁us ur ers , ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁of ▁vers es ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁" Will ie " ▁( a ▁reference ▁to ▁William ▁S inc la ir ) ▁and ▁the ▁mention