A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1, Part 1
Chapter 1, Part 2
Chapter 1, Part 3
Chapter 1, Part 4
Chapter 2, Part 1
Chapter 2, Part 2
Chapter 2, Part 3
Chapter 2, Part 4
Chapter 2, Part 5
Chapter 3, Part 1
Chapter 3, Part 2
Chapter 3, Part 3
Chapter 4, Part 1
Chapter 4, Part 2
Chapter 4, Part 3
Chapter 5, Part 1
Chapter 5, Part 2
Chapter 5, Part 3
Chapter 5, Part 4
Themes
All Themes
Soul and Body
Innocence and Experience
Literature and Life
Order and the Senses
Religion, Nationality, and Freedom
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Stephen Dedalus
E____ C____ (Emma Clery)
Symbols
All Symbols
Music
Bats
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Alliteration
Allusions
Flashbacks
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Setting
Similes
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
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