As we step into A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, we find Stephen Dedalus to be a boy that lives a life of change. He is only one person, but one might say that he is numerous different people, and that most of these people are complete opposites of one another. He is one boy who suffers with living the lives of several all wrapped up into one. It …showed first 75 words of 1734 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1734 total…free and connected with literature and stories and try as he did never found happiness apart from these things. It was only when he returned to living with the mentality of an artist that he found himself. Stephen’s new found freedom and happiness stands as a clear reminder that every life should be one in search of happiness for the individual, for anything else will simply leave you dissatisfied and searching for something more.