After Parnell dies, tensions increase in Stephen’s family. Many of the adults in Stephen’s life, such as his family, are divided over Parnell’s policies. Though he struggles with his faith and his loneliness, he eventually begins to make friends.Įven though he is just a young boy, and the political ramifications are beyond him, Stephen is struck by the political and religious debates surrounding the politician Charles Stewart Parnell.
He is an intelligent boy, but he struggles to get to grips with the school’s behavior code. Stephen is mocked by his classmates, and feels isolated and homesick. The school is run by strict Jesuit priests who have a stern set of rules.
As a young boy, he attends Clongowes Wood College. Stephen Dedalus grows up in Ireland in the final years of the 19th century.
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