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

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-v

## Who they are

A cynical friend of Stephen at university.

## Relationships

### [Stephen Dedalus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_portrait_of_the_artist_as_a_young_man_se/characters/stephen_dedalus)

_friendship_

Lynch is a cynical and mocking companion to Stephen at university, often serving as a sounding board for Stephen's aesthetic theories.

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