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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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Chapter 1, Section 1
Chapter 1, Sections 2–3
Chapter 2, Sections 1–2
Chapter 2, Sections 3–4
Chapter 2, Section 5–Chapter 3, Section 1
Chapter 3, Section 2
Chapter 3, Section 3–Chapter 4, Section 1
Chapter 4, Sections 2–3
Chapter 5, Sections 1–2
Chapter 5, Sections 3–4
Glossary of Words and Latin Phrases
Characters
Character List
Stephen Dedalus
Simon Dedalus
Emma Clery
Charles Stewart Parnell
Cranly
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
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Important Quotes Explained
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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1, Section 1
Chapter 1, Sections 2-3
Chapter 2, Sections 1-2
Chapter 2, Sections 3-4
Chapter 2, Section 5-Chapter 3, Section 1
Chapter 3, Section 2
Chapter 3, Section 3-Chapter 4, Section 1
Chapter 4, Sections 2-3
Chapter 5, Sections 1-2
Chapter 5, Sections 3-4
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Chapter 5, Sections 3-4 Quiz
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Chapter 5, Sections 3-4 Quiz
1
of 5
What bird does Yeats use as a symbol of freedom in a play that Stephen recalls?
Eagles
Swallows
Doves
Swans
2
of 5
What does Cranly say is more important than religious doubts?
Obligations to friends
National honor
A mother's love
Independent thought
3
of 5
How does Cranly test Stephen's newfound faithlessness?
Insulting Jesus
Spitting on a cross
Tripping a nun
Throwing away a Bible
4
of 5
By the end of the novel, what dictum does Stephen claim that he must live by?
You are your choices
What's done is done
Never doubt your instinct
I will not serve
5
of 5
Stephen's journal ends with a prayer to Daedalus whom Stephen calls ___.
Old artificer
Winged one
Sun-doomed
Mythic father
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