Questions in Past Papers (PU) | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce | Eureka Study Aids

1. Discuss the use of epiphany in the development of the character of Stephen Dedalus in Joyce's the portrait of an artiste as a young man. (2004) 

2. Discuss the importance of Stephen Dedalus's theory of aesthetics in the context of the novel The Portrait of an Artiste as a Young Man. (2004) 

3. "To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to re-create life out of life". Discuss the portrait of Stephen Dedalus in the light of this statement. (2005) 

4. Critically examine the aesthetic theory of Stephen Dedalus as expounded by James Joyce in his novel "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man". (2006) 

5. Critically examine Stephen's development as an artist. (2007) 

6. Critically examine the aesthetic theory of Stephen Dedalus as expounded by James Joyce in his novel A Portrait As A Young Man. (2008) 

7. "Stephen is a rebel". Do you agree on not? Give reasons. (2009) 

8. Discuss the use of epiphany in the development of Stephen Dedalus in The Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man. (2010) 

9. What purpose does the use of myth serve in PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST? (2011) 

10. Does the concept of Epiphany - the sudden spiritual manifestation, help us understand "The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man" better? (2011) 

11. What is Stephen Dedalus's theory of aesthetics? What is its importance in the development of the novel?  (2012) 

12. Why do you think Stephen means when he says he will "forge ... the uncreated conscience of my race?" (2013) 

13. What is the important about the title? Is there a reference in the novel that explains the title? (A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by James Joyce) (2014) 

14. "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is one of the earlier examples in English literature of a novel that makes extensive use of stream of consciousness. (2015) 

15. Stephen must strike out as an independent spirit, true to the inner promptings of his artistic instincsts. Comment. (2016) 

16. "A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man" is a novel about rites of passage. Comment. (2017) 

17. Do you, like Stephen, think an artist is essentially separate from society? (2018) 

18. What is the significance of the title A Partrait of the Artist As a Young Man? How does it relate to the growth and evolution of Stephen Dedalus? (2019) 

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