Part one of term paper
In Joyce's novel, "A portrait of an Artist as a Young Man", he weaves the stories of his youth and his growth as a young man to tell us about who he was as an individual and the sort of life he lead. Joyce uses many techniques such as stream of consciousness to help us picture his mindset and help his audience feel the emotions he had after ...

Part two of term paper
... embarrassed by the financial situation of his family. The cause of the misfortune and humiliation Stephen feels is traced back to the failure and betrayal of his father, Simon Dedalus, which is the symbolic failure of Ireland and its leaders to unite as a people and causes Stephen to leave it behind. From the beginning of the novel, "family" plays a central part in his growth, symbolizing many different things throughout his life. The first section of the novel sets the stage for the rest o ...