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synthia02 's review for:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce
I found this book to be DULL. It does have it's historical and religious merits though. It's about a Catholic teen in Ireland, end of the 18th century, who goes off to a boarding school. He fornicates with a prostitute and continues to do so for a bit while internally struggling with his religious values. This goes on for Several pages.
Stephen comes upon a sermon that triggers him to change his way and lead a pious life so much so that the headmaster asks him to become a priest whereby he realizes that he is an artist at heart. The story then takes him to college, where he further strengthens his beliefs that he has to tear away from social restrictions and become an artist.
The last couple of pages are rushed and read like journal entries which I'm sure there are comments on style for this book...it would have read better had it all been journal entries.
Stephen comes upon a sermon that triggers him to change his way and lead a pious life so much so that the headmaster asks him to become a priest whereby he realizes that he is an artist at heart. The story then takes him to college, where he further strengthens his beliefs that he has to tear away from social restrictions and become an artist.
The last couple of pages are rushed and read like journal entries which I'm sure there are comments on style for this book...it would have read better had it all been journal entries.