A Portrait of the A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Artist as a Young ManMan

by James Joyce 1882 -1941by James Joyce 1882 -1941

Stephen Dedalus – name comes Stephen Dedalus – name comes from the Greek myth of Dedalus from the Greek myth of Dedalus and Icarus and St. Stephen, and Icarus and St. Stephen, Christian martyr Christian martyr

First memories are of language – First memories are of language – father’s storyfather’s story

Stages of emerging consciousnessStages of emerging consciousness Hearing –story of the moocowHearing –story of the moocow Sight – father’s faceSight – father’s face Taste – lemon plattTaste – lemon platt Touch – warm, cold bedTouch – warm, cold bed Smell – oilsheetSmell – oilsheet

Michael Davitt – catholic, founded the Michael Davitt – catholic, founded the Land League, tried to make Ireland Land League, tried to make Ireland socialist – maroon brushsocialist – maroon brush

Charles Stuart Parnell – protestant, Charles Stuart Parnell – protestant, Irish Nationalist leader – green brushIrish Nationalist leader – green brush

Apologise – guilt/repression – Apologise – guilt/repression – example of chiasmusexample of chiasmus

““greaves in his number” – shinguards greaves in his number” – shinguards in his lockerin his locker

Attention to words – “dog-in-the-Attention to words – “dog-in-the-blanket,” “belt,” “toe in the rump”blanket,” “belt,” “toe in the rump”

Mother – warm, nice, comforting, Mother – warm, nice, comforting, smells better than fathersmells better than father

Father – story-teller, code of conductFather – story-teller, code of conduct P.4 – thinking of Spelling Book as P.4 – thinking of Spelling Book as

literature – aesthetic distinctionliterature – aesthetic distinction Complete acceptance of church – Complete acceptance of church –

Father ArnallFather Arnall

Suck – sycophant – flatterer “suck up” Suck – sycophant – flatterer “suck up” – physical sensations associated with – physical sensations associated with thinking about words –watch for this thinking about words –watch for this throughoutthroughout

P. 5 – York and Lancaster – English, P. 5 – York and Lancaster – English, not Irish namesnot Irish names

Yellow, red, green roses – artist’s Yellow, red, green roses – artist’s daydreams – aesthetic beautydaydreams – aesthetic beauty

Awareness of social distinctions – Awareness of social distinctions – friends’ fathers’ jobsfriends’ fathers’ jobs

Pp. 6,7 – “Do you kiss your mother?” Pp. 6,7 – “Do you kiss your mother?” – early childhood confused ideas of – early childhood confused ideas of sexualitysexuality

St. Aloysius Gonzaga – patron saint St. Aloysius Gonzaga – patron saint of James Aloysius Joyce- too pure of James Aloysius Joyce- too pure even to kiss his mothereven to kiss his mother

Sees self as center of Ptolemaic universeSees self as center of Ptolemaic universe P. 7 aesthetic judgment of poetryP. 7 aesthetic judgment of poetry P. 10 – Goes to bed cold, shivers; P. 10 – Goes to bed cold, shivers;

thoughts are of scary things – bed warms, thoughts are of scary things – bed warms, so do his thoughtsso do his thoughts

Major events – going to school, taking ill, Major events – going to school, taking ill, going home for the going home for the holidaysholidays, death of , death of Parnell, breaking of his glassesParnell, breaking of his glasses

P. 14 - aesthetic beauty of words; P. 14 - aesthetic beauty of words; physical response to poetryphysical response to poetry

Illness – chance to read in the infirmaryIllness – chance to read in the infirmary Interest in words again – riddlesInterest in words again – riddles First thoughts of his family’s povertyFirst thoughts of his family’s poverty

Christmas dinner – Christmas dinner – Father identifies himself as Irish catholicFather identifies himself as Irish catholic Parnell wanted an Ireland where religion Parnell wanted an Ireland where religion

didn’t matter – like USAdidn’t matter – like USA Politics, religion – adult conversationPolitics, religion – adult conversation Mr. Casey – “making a birthday present for Mr. Casey – “making a birthday present for

Queen Victoria” – he’d been in prisonQueen Victoria” – he’d been in prison Dante – firm believer in the power of Dante – firm believer in the power of

religious authorityreligious authority

““pope’s nose” = rump of the turkeypope’s nose” = rump of the turkey Eileen – off limits because she’s Eileen – off limits because she’s

protestantprotestant Trying to understand the rules – boys Trying to understand the rules – boys

being punished for smugging in the being punished for smugging in the squaresquare

Stephen unfairly punished for not having Stephen unfairly punished for not having his glasseshis glasses

Order imposed by brute force – threat of Order imposed by brute force – threat of more beatings every daymore beatings every day

Peer pressure to protest his innocencePeer pressure to protest his innocence Finally asserts self as individualFinally asserts self as individual Restores his trust in institutional orderRestores his trust in institutional order Last lines repeat of p. 27 – incremental Last lines repeat of p. 27 – incremental

repetition – how much has changed since repetition – how much has changed since then.then.

Chapter ends with a sense of joy, self-Chapter ends with a sense of joy, self-pride – sharply constrasted in next pride – sharply constrasted in next chapterchapter

Chapter II – working with his uncleChapter II – working with his uncle Begins to view the world around him Begins to view the world around him

critically – no longer sees himself as critically – no longer sees himself as pious as others (his uncle)pious as others (his uncle)

Studies words as a means to enter into Studies words as a means to enter into the world of adultsthe world of adults

Romantic – Mercedes from Romantic – Mercedes from The Count of The Count of Monte CristoMonte Cristo

Decline in family finances keeps him from Decline in family finances keeps him from schoolschool

Stephen no longer sees himself as a Stephen no longer sees himself as a child – he’s annoyed by the sounds of child – he’s annoyed by the sounds of children at playchildren at play

Feels a sense of unrest that he can’t Feels a sense of unrest that he can’t identifyidentify

Searches for his future in the form of an Searches for his future in the form of an epiphanyepiphany

Move to Dublin – furniture being Move to Dublin – furniture being reclaimed, uncle unstable, wandering the reclaimed, uncle unstable, wandering the streets of Dublin as in a maze (labyrinth)streets of Dublin as in a maze (labyrinth)

Becoming isolated – a loner – “he began Becoming isolated – a loner – “he began to taste the joy of his loneliness.”to taste the joy of his loneliness.”

Begins a flirtation with an unknown girl – Begins a flirtation with an unknown girl – disappoints himself by his reluctance to disappoints himself by his reluctance to actact

Poetry – an attempt to turn reality into a Poetry – an attempt to turn reality into a poem – love, politicspoem – love, politics

Earns a reputation for writing essaysEarns a reputation for writing essays Scene outside the play interrupted by Scene outside the play interrupted by

memorymemory

Admit – apologiseAdmit – apologise Feels personally the power of wordsFeels personally the power of words P. 58 – summary of life to this pointP. 58 – summary of life to this point Trip with his father – shift in his reality – Trip with his father – shift in his reality –

vision of his father changes – vision of vision of his father changes – vision of himself changeshimself changes

Beginning of sense of self as an artistBeginning of sense of self as an artist Sexual shame – mortal sinSexual shame – mortal sin

Visit to a prostitute – language fails him- Visit to a prostitute – language fails him- relief, no longer shamerelief, no longer shame

Movement from Movement from IntellectualIntellectual ArtisticArtistic SpiritualSpiritual Sexual Sexual

awakeningawakening

Chapter III sermons:Chapter III sermons: Spiritual torments of hellSpiritual torments of hell

Deprived of divine light – greatest lossDeprived of divine light – greatest loss Conscience – memory of past pleasures, sorrow Conscience – memory of past pleasures, sorrow

for sins committed, knowledge that you failed to for sins committed, knowledge that you failed to repentrepent

Pain of extension – torment of imagination of Pain of extension – torment of imagination of what is to come coupled with what one is what is to come coupled with what one is experiencingexperiencing

Eternity of hellEternity of hell

Confession, followed by realization that Confession, followed by realization that he will fall p. 116he will fall p. 116

Pride before his fall – he will know the Pride before his fall – he will know the secrets of the religion, sees himself as a secrets of the religion, sees himself as a celebrant of mass in a “church without celebrant of mass in a “church without worshippers”worshippers”

P. 113 – “A flame began to flutter P. 113 – “A flame began to flutter again…”again…”

Image of the priest in chapter IV is that of Image of the priest in chapter IV is that of a skeletal head before a noosea skeletal head before a noose

Images – Images – cerements (death)cerements (death) Birds (Icarus)Birds (Icarus) Water (rebirth)Water (rebirth) Bridge (crossing from one life to another)Bridge (crossing from one life to another)

Epiphany – p. 123 – He will not be a priest, Epiphany – p. 123 – He will not be a priest, but will be an artistbut will be an artist..

Chapter V – mimics massChapter V – mimics mass University – 20 yrs. OldUniversity – 20 yrs. Old Broken clock – no longer bother to fix Broken clock – no longer bother to fix

things that are brokenthings that are broken National poet of Ireland – Thomas MooreNational poet of Ireland – Thomas Moore Davin’s story of temptationDavin’s story of temptation Philosophical discussion of beautyPhilosophical discussion of beauty Meaning of words – lamp, funnel, Meaning of words – lamp, funnel,

tundish, tundish, home, Christ, ale, masterhome, Christ, ale, master