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Essay / Analysis of the short story Araby - 1573
The narrator of the short story Araby by James Joyce, is told by a young boy who lives with his aunt and uncle. In the first two paragraphs, the narrator begins the story by describing the street his house is on, North Dublin Street. He goes on to mention that the previous tenant, a priest, died in one of the rooms of the house. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, he goes on to mention how he was a very charitable priest because he left all the furniture he owned to his sister and all his money went to charity. As the story continues, in the second section of the story, which begins in the third paragraph, we read: “When the short days of winter came…. . . ", the narrator of the story, who never identifies himself, asks him if he could come home early in order to provide him with the money for the event. When the dinner was over and a guest came to return his visit left, the boy began looking impatiently at the clock, reassuring himself that it was still early. As time passed and his uncle was away, the boy's aunt told him it was better to forget. his visit to Arabia. After enduring an enormous amount of time, at exactly nine o'clock, his uncle finally returned home. His uncle admittedly told the young boy that he had forgotten his plan and apologized for his late arrival. This section ends in paragraph fifteen, when the boy leaves the kitchen just as his uncle is about to recite the opening lines of the poem The Arab's Farewell to His Horse The disillusionment in the story shows through. the young boy's first love interest, anxiety and ultimately disappointment. The story begins by describing the place where the story took place and the narrator's childhood play. The narrator then goes on to explain how he developed a crush on the sister of one of his friends, Mangan's older sister. His love for her is so vast and innocent that he doesn't know what these strong feelings of attraction towards the girl mean. He adores her from afar and not once does he dare speak to her. The narrator even shares that his image accompanied him wherever he went: “His image accompanied me even to the places most hostile to romance. » This means that at all times, Mangan's sister was on the mind even in the most remote areas. One day, she finally speaks to him and reveals that she would like to go to Arabia, but she cannot because she will be participating in a retreat. Hearing this, the young boy immediately tells him that he is going to bring him something. In this part of the story, we can see that the boy enters a phase of despair as he eagerly agonizes until the day of the bazaar. He doesn't pay attention during classes and even admits that schoolwork keeps him from thinking about Mangan's sister. His anxiety becomes even greater when the day of the bazaar finally comes. The morning of the bazaar, the young people