Motifs in “A Portrait of the Artist”

Motifs in “A Portrait of the Artist”

Introduction

James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is his first book and, in comparison to his later more renowned works, it is a much simple and smooth read (Carens & Brady, 1998). However, still there are a number of recurrent motifs, creative symbols, and a brilliantly designed formation to this great novel.

Discussion

James Joyce has used plenty of motifs in this novel; however we will discuss three most important ones which are:

Music

Music, particularly singing, seems to be repeated all through A Portrait of the Artist ...