James Joyce

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James Augustine Aloysius Joyce. His mother was a mild woman who
had intelligent opinions but didn't express them. His father was a violent,
quick tempered man who was a medical student and politician. He was educated
in Dublin at Jesuit school's his whole life. In 1888, he went to Clongeswood
College, but his father lost his job and James had to withdraw. He graduated in
October of 1902, from Royal University. He was fascinated by the sounds of
words and by the rhythms of speech since he first started school. He was
trained by the Jesuits who at one time hoped he would join their order; but
Joyce became estranged from the Jesuits and defected from the Catholic Church
after graduating college. Joyce made a huge effort to free himself from all
aspects of the past such as, family, religion, and country. He left Ireland in
1902 after graduating college. He spent the rest of his life in either Trieste,
Zurich, or Paris. During this time he was very poor. He spent much of ...

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his life his way.
He talks about how he knew he couldn't be accepted, "it wounded him to think
that he would never be but a shy guest at the feast of the world's culture and
that the monkish learning, in terms of which he was striving to forge out an
esthetic philosophy, was held no higher by the age he lived than the subtle and
curious jargons of heraldry and falconry." He feels that he has been taught
nothing, he must seek out and learn on his own. Joyce feels very dedicated to
himself as a literary artist and dedication to God and family is next to
nothing. He says this through Stephen, "Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for
the millionth time the reality of experience and to ...

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