Araby By James Joyce

Throughout the short story, Araby written by James Joyce, feminism through anti-feminist views are explored. The narrator, a young male, is greatly influenced by the patriarchal ideology of society, as his uncle, a dominant male, controls the family. The narrator experiences the power of the male gaze and its control over society as he obsesses over a female solely due to her beautiful and angelic features. The story also illustrates the degradation and glorification of women as they are viewed as possessions of male figures. The story’s central female, by whom the narrator is so entranced, is referred to as “Mangan’s sister” and is described as a domesticated young woman who exclusively does housework and cooking while men, such as the narrator