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

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Heron

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Who they are

A rival student at Belvedere College who taunts Stephen.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_portrait_of_the_artist_as_a_young_man_se/chapters/ii)

A schoolmate who bullies Stephen, mocking his literary tastes and forcing him to admit Byron's worth.

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