What Are The Similarities Between Araby And A & P
Nicholas Farnsworth
Essay 1
The story of “Araby” by Joyce and the story “A&P” by Updike share many characterizations that support a very similar theme. Both stories use the workers at the two stores as the back-drop for the main characters. In both stories the main characters do not want to be anything like their coworkers. The main character in “Araby” feels very disconnected and distant from his friends and co-workers. He also begins to have a crush on Mangan’s sister which only further detaches him emotionally from his friends. The same thing happens in “A&P” with the main character. Some young girls come into the store and he begins to form a crush on one of them. He gets very upset with Lengal for the way he treats the girls.
So much so that he decides to quit and distance himself from Lengal.
Both authors depict a young man who is trying to find himself in life. He is deciding who he wants to be and who he will not become. Both characters struggle with following their heart and having to make decisions. The stories are rather short but the point gets across with the detail both authors use describing and setting up the mood of the stories. From each story you can see two young men, worlds apart with the same tough decisions.
Essay 1
The story of “Araby” by Joyce and the story “A&P” by Updike share many characterizations that support a very similar theme. Both stories use the workers at the two stores as the back-drop for the main characters. In both stories the main characters do not want to be anything like their coworkers. The main character in “Araby” feels very disconnected and distant from his friends and co-workers. He also begins to have a crush on Mangan’s sister which only further detaches him emotionally from his friends. The same thing happens in “A&P” with the main character. Some young girls come into the store and he begins to form a crush on one of them. He gets very upset with Lengal for the way he treats the girls.
So much so that he decides to quit and distance himself from Lengal.
Both authors depict a young man who is trying to find himself in life. He is deciding who he wants to be and who he will not become. Both characters struggle with following their heart and having to make decisions. The stories are rather short but the point gets across with the detail both authors use describing and setting up the mood of the stories. From each story you can see two young men, worlds apart with the same tough decisions.