Annesthesia
02-18-2009, 10:22 PM
This is my paper topic for my Joyce class and I'm at a loss as far as getting started. If anyone has some wise words, ideas, or brainstorming to help me out I'd GREATLY appreciate it!
As much as Joyce chooses to focus on introverted Stephen througout Portrait and during the first three episodes of Ulysses, the author never lets us forget that part of Stephen's character is the way in which he interacts with others at home, in school, and as he goes about his daily routines. Choose one or two of the characters in the "supporting cast" of Stephen's life, and analyze the ways in which Joyce uses them to help complete or alter the portrait of Stephen that would otherwise consist mainly of the protagonist's own idea of himself.
As much as Joyce chooses to focus on introverted Stephen througout Portrait and during the first three episodes of Ulysses, the author never lets us forget that part of Stephen's character is the way in which he interacts with others at home, in school, and as he goes about his daily routines. Choose one or two of the characters in the "supporting cast" of Stephen's life, and analyze the ways in which Joyce uses them to help complete or alter the portrait of Stephen that would otherwise consist mainly of the protagonist's own idea of himself.