Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Vocation Sequence ...and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and to know the place for the first time. As Stephen questions whether or not his repentance and devotions served the purpose of expiating his sins, he learns that the director of his school wants him to become a Jesuit priest, therefore serving as a model of faultless excellence. At a time in his life when Stephen must realize his true calling, he considers both the greatest honour that the Almighty God can bestow upon man as well as personal freedom. T