In the novel of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce a künstlerroman written in a modernist style, we see the religious and intellectual awakening of the fictional alter ego of James Joyce named Stephen Dedalus. We see the struggles Stephen are faced with as he grows up and these struggles are his family, morality, religion and nationality. As these struggles between Stephen and the above issues progresses Stephen reaches a point in his life where he decides to reject the different bonds he has with his family, morality, religion and nationality and preferred to live freely as an artist. The biggest transformation in Stephen’s life takes place in Chapter 4, of which the extract given is part of, this transformation is where
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Daedalus was a renowned craftsman and inventor.” (reference internet source) . Just like Daedalus escaped prison, Stephen also dreams about escaping from his family, and the “life-less” life he has. Once Stephen’s friends address him with a Greek version of his name, his views of himself take a drastic turn in his life. He started to develop an understanding between himself and the “fabulous artificer” (reference uit boek) , which means that he no longer sees himself following the Christian believes, but rather finding himself through a variety of traditions and inspirations.
Even though Stephen’s believes might change the moment when Stephen’s friends calls him, with the so given name it seems to carry a message communicated to him by God, as we read that he sees a “winged form flying above the waves and slowly climbing the air.” (reference uit boek) This is followed up by Stephen’s mental image of the “hawk-like man flying sunward above the sea” (reference uit boek) and adds on to the flight motif, to escape from his life, it also strikes him as a “prophecy of the end he had been born to serve and had been following through the mists of childhood and boyhood.” (reference uit …show more content…
Through Stephen’s art he created an “imperishable being” which indicates the activeness of a soul, meaning that Stephen will not just create literature, but he will create
Daedalus was a renowned craftsman and inventor.” (reference internet source) . Just like Daedalus escaped prison, Stephen also dreams about escaping from his family, and the “life-less” life he has. Once Stephen’s friends address him with a Greek version of his name, his views of himself take a drastic turn in his life. He started to develop an understanding between himself and the “fabulous artificer” (reference uit boek) , which means that he no longer sees himself following the Christian believes, but rather finding himself through a variety of traditions and inspirations.
Even though Stephen’s believes might change the moment when Stephen’s friends calls him, with the so given name it seems to carry a message communicated to him by God, as we read that he sees a “winged form flying above the waves and slowly climbing the air.” (reference uit boek) This is followed up by Stephen’s mental image of the “hawk-like man flying sunward above the sea” (reference uit boek) and adds on to the flight motif, to escape from his life, it also strikes him as a “prophecy of the end he had been born to serve and had been following through the mists of childhood and boyhood.” (reference uit …show more content…
Through Stephen’s art he created an “imperishable being” which indicates the activeness of a soul, meaning that Stephen will not just create literature, but he will create