Part one of term paper
The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By definition, politics is the partisan or functional intrigue within a given group. However, in The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce, there is no such concise definition, as politics are perpetually melded with Roman Catholicism and Irish nationality. Politics themselves are pre ...

Part two of term paper
... not acknowledged until later in the novel when a mature Stephen reflects on them. Despite ambiguousness, politics play a crucial role in the development of the protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, and his eventual exile from Ireland. A major contributor to Stephen's confusion growing up is the dynamic equation of Irish nationality, politics, and Catholicism. Ideally separate entities, these three qualities are inextricably intertwined. One of many instances depicting this occurred at the Dedalus' Chri ...