James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man". The assignment was to write a well thought out comment on each chapter of the book.
Date Submitted: 06/28/2002 13:09:42
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 5 pages (1406 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 5 pages (1406 words)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man begins with the reader being taken through Stephen's developing life and his conscious thought. The reader is tossed around inside Stephen's head and we learn about the character from the inside. Although I find the stream of consciousness an
interesting way to explore Stephen as a character, I believe it makes the book difficult to comprehend. As we are lead through Stephen's experiences at school I …
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contemplates the symbolic meaning. Stephen sees the vision as a prophecy of what is to come .
At the beginning of the chapter Stephen avoided any thought of females and instead thought only of the Virgin Mary. When Stephen sees the girl in the water he once again seems alive and he is not ashamed of his feelings .
Once again we see the importance of the female figure in Stephen's development as an artist.
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