Category: A Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man

Sex and Sexuality in James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as Young Man Differing from the general themes that were written by other writers of his time, James Joyce experimented with the theme of sexuality in his works. Joyce wrote in a time where believers of social purity wanted to suppress the explicit expression…

Stephen Dedalus’ Theory of Aesthetics In the novel The Portrait of Artist as a Young Man Stephen Dedalus introduces his theory of aesthetics. He gives his ideas about art and beauty. He gives his arguments about his perception of art and beauty. He defines some of terms which were not discussed before by Aristotle or…

Power Over Stephen and His Attempts to Free Himself from It in James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Throughout the process of growing up, people are influenced by everything surrounding them. This phenomenon doesnt have to be negative, but as Stephen gets older, he begins to reject any power that…