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Essay Archive - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Conflicting Desires within a Doctrine
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Conflicting Desires within a Doctrine
In the story, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, written by James
Joyce, the main character Stephen Dedalus has many encounters with women. Women
and sexuality are major influences on Stephen's adolescent life. Another major
factor that has an influence on Stephen's life is the Church. Women and
sexuality conflict with the Church and its beliefs, and that is one of Stephen's
major problems thus far. Stephen is having a very big identity crisis, from
being a God fearing Catholic to a very hormona....
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