# Eileen — A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man character guide

> Eileen in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man

## Who they are

A childhood neighbor and early crush of Stephen.

## In the story

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_portrait_of_the_artist_as_a_young_man_se/chapters/i)

A Protestant girl Stephen remembers playing with, associated with the image of 'Tower of Ivory'.

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