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    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

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    A&P versus Araby

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    James Joyce ’s "Araby‚" both of the main characters are confronted by situations that bring them to "thresholds of maturity and understanding" (Porter 64). There are attributes that the character must obtain and levels that the character must pass through during their struggle towards wisdom and clarification. Although both characters from "A & P" and "Araby" make it to this passageway toward adulthood‚ Sammy from "A & P" goes further on the path than does the narrator of "Araby." Despite the narrator

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    Araby Theme Essay

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    James Joyce’s short story‚ Araby‚ focuses on a young boy who becomes obsessed with attending the Araby bazaar in order to find a gift for a girl he likes. I believe one of the story’s underlying themes is the power of coveting. For example‚ the boy narrator says‚ “ I had never spoken to her‚ except for a few casual words‚ and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood” (Joyce‚ n.d.‚ para. 4). It is clear from this passage the boy fantasizes the idea of being with Mangan’s sister‚ yet

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    The innocence of a child slowly deteriorates as they develop into an adult. The narrator in the short story Araby loses his innocence on his voyage to a bazaar (Araby) in hopes to impress a girl. In Araby‚ James Joyce develops the narrator through the trip to Araby where the young boy is exposed to the realities of adulthood. The narrator in Araby is an older man reminiscing back to his childhood. He recollects playing in the streets with his friend Mangan and more specifically seeing Mangan’s

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    Eveline: A Strong Feminist Heart Ever wonder what it was like for a feminist in the 1914’s? It was tough. But what is even tougher is being a child in the family that has to take over her mother’s responsibilities when she dies and then face the violence of a father who does not appreciate the child being a girl. Women were constantly mistreated and not given any positions of power‚ not even in their own home‚ where they would be the only ones to be clean it‚ cooking in it‚ and taking care of the

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    Araby By James Joyce

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    James Joyce’s “Araby” is an emotional short story of a nameless boy in Dublin who is controlled by his love for Mangan’s sister. Joyce uses a first person narrative point of view in “Araby.” The narrator is a young‚ sensitive boy who learns that his romantic feelings for a girl are illusory. His affection for her compels him to journey to a bazaar called Araby. The story takes place during the early 1900s. James Joyce uses irony to describe the stupidity in the narrator’s affection for the girl

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    Araby Literary Critique

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    Araby‚ by James Joyce‚ is a story about an unnamed narrator who becomes infatuated with his friend‚ Mangan’s‚ sister‚ but does not have the courage‚ nor the will power to pursue his affections. After observing her in the gloomy streets of Dublin for some time‚ an opportunity finally presents itself as Mangan’s sister initiates conversation with the narrator‚ altering the narrator’s otherwise repetitive and simple life. “I had never spoken to her‚ except for a few casual words‚ and yet her name was

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    Eveline vs Loius Mallard

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    short stories we shall now discuss. Eveline in James Joyce’s short story Eveline and Mrs. Mallard in Kate Chopin’s ‘The story of an Hour’ are standing at the threshold of a new life. The difference between the two is that while Mrs. Mallard is eagerly looking forward to the new life‚ Eveline is deeply scared of the unknown. When you are at a point in your life that offers an escape into the enchanting world of the unknown‚ not everyone is very welcoming of it. Eveline is in love with Frank or rather

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    Araby vs. a & P

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    Celeste Stroup Interpretative Exercise 10/1/12 Araby vs. A&P Araby‚ written by James Joyce‚ and A&P‚ written by John Updike are two short stories that are a lot alike yet still completely different. Araby and A&P are both about young boys who are learning about love as they transition into adulthood. They both fall head over heels ‘in love’ with girls they have never met before. Both boys go to extremes measures to win over the love of the girls and be their hero’s. However‚ throughout

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    Araby; A literary Analysis

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    9/24/2013 Araby; A Literary Analysis The vivid imagery in “Araby” by James Joyce is used to express the narrator’s romantic feelings and situations throughout the story. The story is based on a young boy’s adoration for a girl. Though Joyce never reveals any names‚ the girl is known to be “Mangan’s Sister.” The boy is wrapped up around the promise to her that he would buy her a gift if he attends the Araby Bazaar. From the beginning to the end‚ Joyce uses imagery to define the pain that often

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