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    of the human race is affected. In James Joyce’s “Araby” and John Updike’s “A & P” show different ways that the protagonists are affected but these acts are unrecognized by the recipients of their love. The authors manage to apply a tone‚ style and language that eases the reader’s thoughts into the same familiar situation of a crush. Joyce and Updike work with this familiar feeling and have the protagonists struggling over their actions. In “Araby” the protagonist travels to the bazaar wanting to

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    they like to add onto each of their pieces. They might like their work to have a specific look or idea. For example most of Leonid Afremov paintings are colorful like the one that is shown above. This particular painting by him is known as Night Fantasy. A person can tell almost right away that even though it looks almost bleak and rainy in some spots like over on the top right side of the painting it is still meant to be taken as euphoric and amative. Afremov is a sixty-nine year old man who

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    Who are the key people involved in the “the other witch hunt?” what roles do each play in the incident? Specific examples/evidence from book the whole 1) Katherine Branch a) Servant of Daniel and Abigail Wescot b) Has fits may or may not be real c) accuses Disborough and Clawson i) claims Disborough was her guide to compo there and back ii) accused Clawson of pinching her and later red spots appeared on Kate which later turned into black and blue bruises d) begins trial and other colonist’s confession

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    James Joyce’s Symbolic "Araby" James Joyce’s "Araby"‚ a story filled with symbolic images of church‚ religion‚ death‚ and decay. It is the story of youthful‚ sacred adoration of a young boy directed at a nameless girl‚ known only as Mangan’s sister. After visiting "Araby"‚ the mystical place in which he is trying to find the beauty missing from the church as well as his soul‚ the young narrator realizes his infatuation is misguided as the pain of that realization takes hold. The story

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    In both Penelope Lively’s "At the Pitt-Rivers" and James Joyce’s "Araby" the boy narrators have skewed views about love. Throughout his particular story however‚ each narrator realizes that his ideas on love were mistaken and begins to modify his muddled thinking. In "At the Pitt-Rivers" the sixteen year-old narrator was certain that he knew all there was to know about love. "I mean‚ I’ve seen films and I’ve read books and I know a bit about things. As a matter of fact I’ve been in love twice myself"

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    Araby: Dream and Reality Ahsan Habib James Joyce’s “Araby” deals mainly with a young boy’s psychic journey from first love to despair and disappointment and also with his discovery of the discrepancy between dream and reality. In the story‚ an unnamed boy who lives with his uncle and aunt in the midst of an unfavourable situation for love and affection falls in love with a girl. Finally‚ he realizes that love and life differ from dream. Throughout the story the boy

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    the reader that what is expected to happen sometimes doesn’t. Dramatic irony is used to clue the reader in on something that is happening that the characters in the story do not know about. Irony is used throughout Chopin’s "The Story of an Hour" through the use of situational irony and the use of dramatic irony. A very dull and boring story can be made into a great story simply by adding in something that is unexpected to happen. When the unexpected is used in literature it is known as irony. An

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    "The Boarding House" and "Araby" James Joyce wrote a collection of short stories that can be found published as Dubliners. An observant reader may notice a trend throughout these stories. They are stories of frustration and escape from the harsh realities that the characters are bound in. "Araby" details a boy’s first crush portraying youth and childhood. "The Boarding House" portrays marriage and love as a social convention and a trap. The innocent enthusiasm of "Araby" cannot be found in the "The

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    In "Araby" by James Joyce‚ the narrator uses vivid imagery in order to express feelings and situations. The story evolves around a boy’s adoration of a girl he refers to as "Mangan’s sister" and his promise to her that he shall buy her a present if he goes to the Araby bazaar. Joyce uses visual images of darkness and light as well as the exotic in order to suggest how the boy narrator attempts to achieve the inaccessible. Accordingly‚ Joyce is expressing the theme of the boys exaggerated desire through

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    "Araby" Vs. "Going to the Moon" By: Heba Haidar Humans have always been curious beings. Their curiosity has brought about new experiences‚ and new knowledge that helped in the process of their evolution. Human children grow up and learn about the world by utilizing their sense of curiosity to gain new experiences in life. This curiosity that is built into us at birth is what drives us to be drawn to the unkown. "Araby"‚ by James Joyce and "Going to the moon"‚ by Nino Ricci are both short stories

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