Araby By James Joyce Essay

To what extents would you go to capture the attention of your crush, someone you are so infatuated with? In the short story Araby by James Joyce it describes a young boy so stunned by his neighbor he does all sorts of things to see and speak to her. He proves how infatuated he is with her throughout the short story by; doing small things to ensure he can see her, the tone he uses to describe her and how she makes him feel and making a promise to her as a way to potentially lead to more interaction. Although they have only had a few brief encounters, she would always be running through his mind. To start, every morning he would lie on the floor not being seen, running out the door to follow her as soon as she came outside (243). Therefore making it was routinely for them to cross paths. Most likely he chose to do this every morning because
On the day of the Araby he arrives late and is not able to get her a gift. Angered because he could not get her a gift, he leaves the Araby. This was his opportunity and a stepping stone to potentially show his interest in her, leading to more interaction. Lastly as he is leaving, he begins to think of himself as “ A creature driven and derided by vanity” (246).
All the things the young boy did was not out of love but because of attraction and infatuation. Although, he would get very emotional when thinking about he, that was only he was infatuated with her so much so he could not help himself. Love must come from a caring, emotional and mental state that can only truly be formed with communication and time. Infatuation and love can sometimes be easily confused as both are overwhelming but in the end I think the young boy understands as he speaks on vanity. In short, expressing his infatuation with her could possibly lead to more interactions and an relationship in