James Joyce Araby Analysis Essay
James Joyce’s ‘Araby’ is a short story that examines the life of people living in North Richmond Street and is described from the point of view of a child. Joyce describes the narrators awakening and sexual awareness “when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped” (1202). In Joyce’s short story gives us a hint of the nature of innocence and how it was shattered with the inability to control the situation as it unfolds. The narrator tries to find ways to satisfy his promise to the girl he cares about in the story.
The narrator's description illustrates a close and suppressing environment: "Air, musty from having long been enclosed” (1200). Another passage speaks of, "The high cold empty gloomy rooms" (1204) in the upper part of the house, …show more content…
That is why it was very painful for him to reach his destination with only little time left and had nothing else to bring back to the girl, shattering his perceptions of finding satisfaction not only in seeing Mangan’s sister’s happiness but also his own first romantic experience.
Joyce use of symbolisms such as ‘Araby’ is pivotal in helping readers understand its significance and meaning to the protagonist. The idea of visiting Araby is an exciting and interesting experience for the narrator. It speaks for something that is different from the wearisome and controlling neighborhood of North Richmond Street. The narrator has the opportunity to expand his horizons and learn new things with what the place has to offer. This process develops the boy’s idea of what he expects the place would look like.
By the end of the story as the narrator realizes that he is unable to do anything in Araby anymore. The boy is left in the darkness with the realization that his childhood ideals are lost. Arguably, it is in this scenario that the boy undergoes the maturity towards adolescence when he lets go of his childish ideals and learns to accept the bitter reality that fate
The narrator's description illustrates a close and suppressing environment: "Air, musty from having long been enclosed” (1200). Another passage speaks of, "The high cold empty gloomy rooms" (1204) in the upper part of the house, …show more content…
That is why it was very painful for him to reach his destination with only little time left and had nothing else to bring back to the girl, shattering his perceptions of finding satisfaction not only in seeing Mangan’s sister’s happiness but also his own first romantic experience.
Joyce use of symbolisms such as ‘Araby’ is pivotal in helping readers understand its significance and meaning to the protagonist. The idea of visiting Araby is an exciting and interesting experience for the narrator. It speaks for something that is different from the wearisome and controlling neighborhood of North Richmond Street. The narrator has the opportunity to expand his horizons and learn new things with what the place has to offer. This process develops the boy’s idea of what he expects the place would look like.
By the end of the story as the narrator realizes that he is unable to do anything in Araby anymore. The boy is left in the darkness with the realization that his childhood ideals are lost. Arguably, it is in this scenario that the boy undergoes the maturity towards adolescence when he lets go of his childish ideals and learns to accept the bitter reality that fate