Examples Of Blindness In Araby
James Joyce used blindness as a very clever symbol in the setting of his story, “Araby”. He starts off the story describing the location of Araby Street with this line, “North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free” (Joyce, 839). Throughout the story, blindness is seen in numerous aspects of the story, shown in unique ways to display the hidden meaning of the setting.
In describing “Araby” Street as being blind and quiet, Joyce was able to implement blindness as a symbol throughout the story. One symbol of blindness is the boy lying in the parlor watching Mangan’s sister through her door. He did this behind a curtained window which he could see above, but he could
In describing “Araby” Street as being blind and quiet, Joyce was able to implement blindness as a symbol throughout the story. One symbol of blindness is the boy lying in the parlor watching Mangan’s sister through her door. He did this behind a curtained window which he could see above, but he could