Araby "- By James Joyce
About the Author:
James Joyce was born into a middle - class catholic family who struggled to maintain their middle - class ranking. Joyce wrote a collection of short stories called Dubliners (Araby is part of this collection). All of his stories in some way mirror his life as a child in Dublin

Setting: Dublin, Turn of the 19thcentury
Araby is written in 1st person - The narrator is the main character in the story. But very little character There is no mention of the people in the Irish society. There is a message for you And "Araby" is sad and disappinting memory. The whole story talks on the night, in a dimly lit house, or at dusk - all in the dark. The main character is an narrator and lives with his uncle and aunt.
Conflict:
The conflict in the person vs. self The narrator struggles with his feelings of love for the girl and yet he does not have the courage to talk to her. Finally she talks to him
Theme:
Alienation and Loneliness
Change and Transformation
God and Religion
One of the themes throughout this short story is that often the reality of situation in life is more painful than the love
Blindness: "North Richmond Street", is described as "Being blind."
The Bazaar: Title hold is the key to the meaning, used to express the romantic view of the east. The story is about
"Araby" short story is narrated by unknown teenage boy who lives in a two story house. His life was normal because he would meet his friend after school and play together untill dinner time. And the story tells that the girl, the other main character of the story, the narrator likes, is his friend Mangan's sister. Everyday he follows his school but never spesks to her But he thinks about her all the time
Every Saturday evening, the narrator goes to the market with his aunt. Hears and sees many different noises and interactions. This is a kind of symbolism of how the girl One day, she speaks to him and asks him if he is going to Araby, a market, she can not go, but the boy decides to buy her a present. And then, on the day of the market, his uncle comes home late, so that he is late going to it, when he gets there, he can not find a gift and the market closes. At the end, he feels that everything is in vain and useless
About the Author:
James Joyce was born into a middle - class catholic family who struggled to maintain their middle - class ranking. Joyce wrote a collection of short stories called Dubliners (Araby is part of this collection). All of his stories in some way mirror his life as a child in Dublin

Setting: Dublin, Turn of the 19thcentury
Araby is written in 1st person - The narrator is the main character in the story. But very little character There is no mention of the people in the Irish society. There is a message for you And "Araby" is sad and disappinting memory. The whole story talks on the night, in a dimly lit house, or at dusk - all in the dark. The main character is an narrator and lives with his uncle and aunt.
Conflict:
The conflict in the person vs. self The narrator struggles with his feelings of love for the girl and yet he does not have the courage to talk to her. Finally she talks to him
Theme:
Alienation and Loneliness
Change and Transformation
God and Religion
One of the themes throughout this short story is that often the reality of situation in life is more painful than the love
Blindness: "North Richmond Street", is described as "Being blind."
The Bazaar: Title hold is the key to the meaning, used to express the romantic view of the east. The story is about
"Araby" short story is narrated by unknown teenage boy who lives in a two story house. His life was normal because he would meet his friend after school and play together untill dinner time. And the story tells that the girl, the other main character of the story, the narrator likes, is his friend Mangan's sister. Everyday he follows his school but never spesks to her But he thinks about her all the time
Every Saturday evening, the narrator goes to the market with his aunt. Hears and sees many different noises and interactions. This is a kind of symbolism of how the girl One day, she speaks to him and asks him if he is going to Araby, a market, she can not go, but the boy decides to buy her a present. And then, on the day of the market, his uncle comes home late, so that he is late going to it, when he gets there, he can not find a gift and the market closes. At the end, he feels that everything is in vain and useless
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