In this paper I attempt to trace a brief outline of Joyce’s complex
personality and commitments. The paper begins by providing a global
vision of Joyce’s personality in the context of Modernism and of his
genius as an independent artist, through the eyes of relevant critics.
Next, young Joyce is presented exhibiting the rebellious nature he displayed
during his school years. There will also be an explanation of the
main features of his motto, as well as his conception of epiphany, the
importance of the words and the symbolic fragmentation of the “etym”
in his last work.
