Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: Vocation Sequence
Beginning of paper
...and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we
started and to know the place for the first time.
-T.S. Eliot
As Stephen questions whether or not his repentance and devotions
served the purpose of expiating his sins, he learns that the director of
his school wants him to become a Je ....
Middle of paper
.... perfume....the brittle texture of a womans
stocking. He also remembers how his masters at Clongowes and Belvedere
taught him christian doctrine and urged him to lead a good life and...led
him back to grace once he fell short of Gods glory. Stephens first calling,
to become a priest, has appeal, but his epiphany lets him know that his
true calling, instead, deals with finally knowing the solitude that he
always faced. Stephen considers the many aspects of his priestly vocation:
great power, ....
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Word count: 456
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
