FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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he is opposed to the Catholic faith for the entire novel
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because he has been raised Catholic, he never struggles with his faith
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he is torn between his desire for freedom and his desire to be moral
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he is committed to priesthood for the entire novel
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Detailed explanation-1: -As such, Stephen’s Catholic faith influences his identity. Analysis of the everyday, often overlooked, objects of life is the method he uses to reach an understanding of his place within this community. As a burgeoning artist, Stephen cultivates meaning by manipulating language in his search for truth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stephen seems to have an uncomfortable relationship with his father. Stephen has developed a psychological distance from his father: An abyss of fortune or of temperament sundered him [Stephen] from them [his father and his father’s companions].
Detailed explanation-3: -Stephen explains that the soul takes time to be born, longer than the body. Stephen explains his aesthetic theory of the ideal stasis or immobility evoked by a work of art, a theory he derives from Aristotle and Aquinas.
Detailed explanation-4: -At first, Stephen is intrigued by the thought of the priesthood, and pictures himself in the admired, respected role of the silent and serious priest carrying out his duties. As he imagines the bland and ordered life awaiting him in the church, however, he begins to feel a deep unrest burning inside him.