What do you think attracts Stephen to the priesthood? Why do you think he rejects it? In what ways is his later vocation (or "calling") as an artist...

In s influential modernist bildungsroman , Joyce portrays the life
of young Stephen Dedalus as he struggles with his simultaneous religious and sexual awakenings.
Stephen is attracted to the priesthood because he pictures the respect and gravitas that is
associated with the position. Indeed, a priest actively attempts to convince Stephen to consider
priesthood:

To receive that call, Stephen, said the
priest, is...