Aspects of the Novel · Character
Stephen Dedalus
Protagonist from Joyce's works, used to discuss modernist character.
minor
Also known as Stephen
First appearance: viii pattern and rhythm
Stephen Dedalus shows up with force in VI: Fantasy. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Described as a character in Ulysses who tries to explore life through the intellect, and is recognized by Bloom as a spiritual son.
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- Modernist character and mythic structure
- Realism, depth, and narrative pattern
- Character transformation and flatness
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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