Divided Bazaars In Araby, By James Joyce

In James Joyce’s short story “Araby,” the setting takes place in a low income neighborhood. Joyce utilizes the bazaar Araby as an imaginary land, brimming with romance and cheap luxuries to the protagonist, later transitioning into the obliteration of the boys naive romanticism. The boy's trip to the “splendid bazaar” is initiated by his conversation with Mangan's sister and his offer to bring her a gift. From that point onward, his “confused adoration” for Mangan’s sister became an overpowering passion for Araby. The boy desires to visit a place that does not exist in his dark world. As he reaches Araby very late at night, it is all dark and almost closed. He finds nothing exotic; he finds no gift worthy of buying for the girl; the boy discovers