Discuss and consider the role of women in Stephen Dedalus' creative
process, how is this reflected in the language and narrative of the
novel?
From the very first page of "A portrait of the artist as a young man",
where Stephen Dedalus writes in simplistic and linear style and uses
inarticulate expression and description in his story of the "moocow",
to the last where he writes in journalistic form with a vast array of
vocabulary and complex language, there is a progression, a maturing, a
creative development; and this is influenced by the experiences,
relationships and personal growth Stephen goes through as he grows up.
Women are certainly an integral part of this creative process, from
his experiences with Eileen, to sleeping with a prostitute, and his
relationship with his mother, and his attempts to discover what his
sensual feelings mean in this journey of self discovery, women feature
prominently and have great significance in the creative process of
Stephen's life.
Stephen is a very interesting and intricate character, and comes
freakishly close to the contemporary boy of the time, there is such a
sense of realism which is conveyed through him by Joyce, most likely
because he is based on himself. For example, Joyce had a mother
devoted to Catholicism, as does Stephen, and Joyce was also educated
at Clongowes.
I think a key reason as to why women play such an important role in
Stephen's creative development is the fact that on many occasions he
does not know quite how to relate to them, he sees them as a
completely different species and really doesn't know how to respond to
them, as his experience with the prostitute will testify.
Stephen's relationship with the opposite sex begins to deve...
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...ourse to his destiny, and this significantly emphasises the
importance of women in Stephen's development artistically, it is not
even a girl with whom Stephen has any association, to him it is the
gender as a whole, and therefore shows how women have played such a
significant role for him.
In conclusion, there is no doubt in my mind that across the novel,
women play possibly the most important role of all in Stephen's
artistic development, and it is because of them, whether it be the
overbearing but supremely influential mother of Stephen, the
experience with the prostitute, the love Stephen feels for Emma, or
the epiphany on the beach with the wading young lady, that Stephen
reaches the artist status which he eventually obtains and the
intertwining suggests a fated nature which Joyce expertly conveys
through his language and conscious style of writing.
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In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Stephen Dedalus defines beauty and the artist's comprehension of his/her own art. Stephen uses his esthetic theory with theories borrowed from St. Thomas Aquinas and Plato. The discourse can be broken down into three main sections: 1) A definitions of beauty and art. 2) The apprehension and qualifications of beauty. 3) The artist's view of his/her own work. I will explain how the first two sections of his esthetic theory relate to Stephen. Furthermore, I will argue that in the last section, Joyce is speaking of Stephen Dedalus and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as his art.