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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

James Joyce

In James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Stephen Dedalus, through a series of life-altering events, realizes that he must sever all bonds of faith, family, and country to follow his true path — that of an artist. James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the semi-autobiographical account of Joyce's first 20 years and has become the quintessential "coming of age" story, as Stephen abandons all he knows to "forge" his soul's "uncreated conscience."

Take the Quiz Stephen’s last name is a reference to what character from mythology?
  1. An architect who was trapped in his own labyrinth
  2. A sailor who went on a quest for the Golden Fleece
  3. The son of Athena whose travels are chronicled in The Aeneid
  4. The one-eyed giant whom Ulysses blinded
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