fr. john conmee
In Ulysses, Conmee gets his own stream-of-consciousness at the opening of "The Wandering Rocks." Martin Cunningham enlists him to help get young Patrick Dignam into Jesuit school for free. As he wanders to the school, his thoughts are all extremely pious, and it is clear that his orthodox religious views are being satirized. When he thinks about a horrific steamboat accident in the United States, for example, he thinks that at least it was an act of perfect contrition for those on board. At one point, Lynch emerges from a bush with his girl, and Conmee blesses him gravely. Later, when he sees a colored man on the tram, he thinks about the Church's missionary efforts abroad. In "Circe," Conmee appears briefly. Stephen imagines him s…more
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Stephen Dedalus
Stephen Dedalus is James Joyces literary alter ego, appearing as the protagonist and antihero of his first, semi-autobiographical novel of artistic existence A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and an important character in Joyces Ulysses....
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Simon Dedalus
The father of Stephen, he is described as still grieving for his wife and is also portrayed as feckless in the upbringing of his children. This point is made when his daughters are described as feeling hungry and are evidently poor, whilst he is drinking ...
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Fr. John Conmee
Conmee was the rector of Clongowes Wood College when Joyce was a student there. He then became prefect of studies at Belvedere College. In Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Stephen went to Conmee for support when he was unfairly punished by Father Do...
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Mary Dedalus
Mary Dedalus dies from cancer between the end of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and the opening of Ulysses. Stephen returns home from Paris to see her. In her dying moments, she asks Stephen to pray over her and he refuses. As a result, Mary dies...