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This 6 page paper looks at the infamous work and considers the thesis that James Joyce is a misogynist. The lives of the protagonist Stephen Dedalus and James Joyce himself are each discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Indeed, one can construe Joyce as the artist perhaps. And while that is the case, Stephens treatment of women is rather indicative of Joyces ideas about the female gender, but
not exactly. Stephen may have been confused about his own sexuality, but was Joyce a misogynist? First, one has to delve deep into the book to understand what the
author was trying to say. This is above all a coming of age tale. Joyce clearly wrestles with sex and religion. He cannot accept the idea that he should stay
away from sex, but his relationships in some way suffer for it. Whether or not he treats his female companions well or not is questionable. To some extent, Stephen is
gentle. At the other extreme, he is very cold and not nice at all. Further, the women depicted in the work are stereotypical. His aunt is a talkative, old woman
and one gets the sense that she just rambles and says little. She is certainly not valued as a person and his sexual conquests are sexual interests are similarity stereotypes.
Then, at the other extreme is the Virgin Mary who he too adores. In terms of sexuality, throughout the work, the protagonist fails to align sex and love. Does that
mean he is a misogynist, treating women solely as wither virgins or whores, or does it merely suggest that, like many others, there is an emotional quality lacking? After all,
sex is a physical need, and does not necessarily have to be aligned with love. This fact is true for both women and men. However, the fact that the protagonist
also lacks a keen interest in a serious relationship may indeed be indicative of an attitude that is anti-woman. Interesting, the author treats men just as badly. In fact, it
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