Part one of term paper
Woman is used many times in Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Stephen Dedalus, the main character of the work, is fascinated by woman. This fascination is played upon in many circumstances. First and foremost is the relationship he has with Dante, his aunt. While this relationship is mostly discussed in the first chapter, it's ...

Part two of term paper
... grew up'. Women are presented as mysterious, as when Stephen is looking at "The Beautiful Mabel Hunter" in the evening paper. He stares at the picture with awe and not a little confusion- what should he feel? Stephen is possessing a self-consciousness that is so melancholy as to be called morbid. He has, like most young men, horrible doubts about himself. Women further complicate his disposition. For example, when he says goodbye to Eileen at the tram; he knows he should kiss her, but he is mo ...