Analyze the impact of setting in A Portrait of the Artist as Young Manby James Joyce and how he uses setting to communicate his theme or themes....

 The
overall setting of this novel is Dublin and its environs at the turn of the twentieth century.
There are the various Daedalus family homes, which dwindle in size and grandeur as the family's
fortunes decline, and the series of colleges that Stephen attends: first Clongowes Wood College,
then Belvedere College, and finally University College in Dublin. Interspersed with this is a
portrait of Blackrock, a Dublin suburb where Stephen spends his summer holidays, and also of
Cork, which he visits once with his father.

All of these settings are
crucial in illustrating Stephens developing consciousness as he passes from childhood to young
manhood in the course of the novel. The  novel follows his growth not just as a man, but also
his growth as an artist: his decision to reject early religious and family influences in order
to develop his own course in life, finding meaning and solace in aestheticism, the artists
creed.  This is the central theme of the novel, to show the growth...