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Essay Galaxy - Religion and Its Effect on Stephen Dedalus
Religion and Its Effect on Stephen Dedalus
Religion is an important and recurring theme in James Joyce's A
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Through his experiences with
religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures and progressively becomes more
individualistic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, several
key events lead Stephen to throw off the yoke of conformity and choose his
own life, the life of an artist.
Religion is central to the life of Stephen Dedalus the child. He
was reared in a strict, if not harmonious, Catholic family. The severity of
his parents, trying to raise him to be a good Catholic man, is evidenced by
statements such as, "Pull out his eyes/ Apologise/ Apologise/ Pull out his
eyes." This strict conformity shapes Stephen's life early in boarding
school. Even as he is following the precepts of his Catholic school,
however, ....
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