A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Characters

Father Arnall
Father Arnall is a Jesuit priest who teaches at Clongowes Wood College, the first school that Stephen Dedalus attends.

Mr. John Casey
Mr. Casey is a friend of Stephen Dedalus’s father, Simon Dedalus, in Chapter One. When Mr. Casey visits, young Stephen likes to sit near him and look at “his dark fierce face.” Stephen notices that “his dark eyes were never fierce and his slow voice was good to listen to.” He gets into the argument with Dante on Christmas, asserting that the Church should stay out of politics and leave Charles...


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