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Religion plays a huge part in Stephen Dedalus's as well as many other peoples lives

around the world. To fully understand how much religion effected Stephen, one must have a

concept of the setting of the novel. Stephen grew up in Ireland when the country was going

through religious turmoil, political hardships and suffering financial. The two major religions in

Ireland are Catholic and Protestant. Though out Ireland's history the two have been basically at

war with one another. This period in time is right before Ireland's war for independents.

At an early age Stephen witnesses how friends and families are torn apart from religious

differences. At Christmas dinner Mr. Casey, Mr. Dedalus and Dante go back and fourth arguing.

All you hear at the dinner table is"I'll pay for your dues, father, when you cease turning the house

of God into a polling booth"(Joyce 29). "A nice answer, said Dante, for any man calling himself a

catholic to give to his......

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