FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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it does not explore a character’s internal development
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it uses experimental language
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it celebrates the simplicity of everyday life
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it follows a traditional narrative structure
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is one of the earliest examples in English literature of a novel that makes extensive use of stream of consciousness, which is a narrative technique through which the author attempts to represent the fluid and eruptive nature of human thought.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce creates an uninhibited free-flowing style, reminiscent of Stephen’s unrestrained conscious thought. This technique is an essential aspect of modernism in the novel because it creates a psychic reality, not a true reality.
Detailed explanation-3: -Style. The novel is a Bildungsroman and captures the essence of character growth and understanding of the world around him. The novel mixes third-person narrative with free indirect speech, which allows both identification with and distance from Stephen. The narrator refrains from judgement.
Detailed explanation-4: -A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a novel by the Irish modernist writer James Joyce. It follows the intellectual, moral and spiritual development of a young Catholic Irishman, Stephen Dedalus, and his struggle against the restrictions his culture imposes.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Development of Individual Consciousness. The Pitfalls of Religious Extremism. The Role of the Artist. The Need for Irish Autonomy.