A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man · Character
Temple
An eccentric and outspoken student at the university.
minor
First appearance: v
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Temple first appears in 0006 v.
With Stephen Dedalus (social): Temple is an eccentric and argumentative fellow student who engages Stephen in intellectual debates at the university.
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- University intellectual circle
- Protagonist
- Religious and literary authorities
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social · ambivalent
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