Examples Of Allusions In Araby

The short story "Araby" by James Joyce contains many Biblical references. Joyce fills his story with many religious expressions. The story begins with the boy describing the death of a priest in their back drawing room. It goes on to describe the wild apple tree. This tree seems ordinary, but it holds such a great meaning. The apple tree symbolizes the forbidden tree that in the Garden of Eden. The two main characters, a boy and a girl, represent Adam and Eve. The girl, whether knowingly or not, tempts the boy into forgetting about God and into focusing all his energy on her. This is very closely parallels how Eve lured Adam into eating the forbidden fruit of the tree (the apple tree). In the end the boy goes to the bazaar with all the intentions