A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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Introduction
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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
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Soul and Body
Innocence and Experience
Literature and Life
Order and the Senses
Religion, Nationality, and Freedom
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Stephen Dedalus
E____ C____ (Emma Clery)
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How does Stephen keep religion in his life despite his doubts and criticisms?
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He regularly attends church services with his family
He engages in rewarding religious debates with his mother
He goes through the motions of maintaining a strict religious routine
He reads the Bible as literature and studies its poetic symbolism
What do the two dreams Stephen writes about in his journal suggest about his state of mind?
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They illustrate his fear of punishment at school
They highlight his longing for love and acceptance
They hint at his uncertainty about sin and the afterlife
They show his desire for freedom and self-expression
In their final encounter of the novel, what does Stephen say when E____C____ asks why he hasn't been attending classes?
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He claims that he has been sick and nearly bedridden
He boasts that he doesn't need to learn anything else
He avoids her question and finally asks her on a date
He tells her about the many artistic plans he has in store
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