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A 7 page research essay that examines the role that alienation plays in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In his novel, Joyce presents a coming-of-age narrative in which the evolution and alienation of his protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, a young man very much like Joyce himself, demonstrates various aspects of Victorian Irish society, but particularly, it shows Stephen's increasing alienation towards organized religion. The thrust of the novel is concerned with how Stephen's alienation comes about and evolves and relates his alienation from organized religion to his artistic nature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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one of more characters from societal institutions as a means for highlighting the features, assumptions and moral values of that institution, as well as how these values are reflected in
the society at-large. In his novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce presents a coming-of-age narrative in which the evolution and alienation of his protagonist,
Stephen Dedalus, a young man very much like Joyce himself, demonstrates various aspects of Victorian Irish society, but particularly, it shows Stephens increasing alienation towards organized religion. The thrust of
the novel is concerned with how Stephens alienation comes about and evolves and relates his alienation from organized religion to his artistic nature. Stephens story begins in early childhood, but,
even at this point in his life, his artistic nature, which is also related to his attraction to spirituality, is very much in evidence due to the way that Joyce
describes Stephen as being highly aware of sensual data. For example, Stephen notices how much better his mother smells than his father, which is also an allusion to his fathers
alcoholism. This also foreshadows the rebellion that Stephen will feel towards his fathers patriarchal dominance. Stephens later difficulties in regards to love and religion are also foreshadowed in this chapter
through the trauma he suffers when he is forbidden to play with Eileen Vance because she is a Protestant. Stephens mother, who is oblivious to her sons reaction to this,
says that he will apologize to his tutor. The tutor replies, quoting Dante, that if he does not do so, "eagles will come and pull out his eyes."1 The
message that Stephen absorbs from this is that to forego the boundaries set by authoritarian forces is indeed risky. As this suggests, Stephens contact with members of the Church,
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