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James Joyce wrote many distinctive works as an expression of himself. Some stories and novels feature characters much like the author. James Duffy of “A Painful Case” in The Dubliners and Stephen Dedalus in “A Portrait of the Artist” share many of Joyce’s traits. Both men are instilled with comparable natures, values, and behavior similar to Joyce’s own. Mr. Duffy and Stephen Dedalus, like Joyce, are well read educated men. They share an affinity for books, and are influenced by them. Mr. Duffy is partial to Wordsworth and Nietzsche, and Stephen inspired by writers such as Newman and Aquinas. This is seen in the frequent references and quotes by Dedalus in “Portrait of the Artist”, and in the cold detached nature of Mr. Duffy similar to the writings of Nietzsche. Both also share the practice of taking walks,