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    Ireland For Araby

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    AND DRAMA. Your grade on this lesson is one sixth (1/6) of your grade for this course. If your grade on this lesson is "D" or "F"‚ you must repeat it until you earn at least a "C". A. What is life like in Ireland for “Eveline” and the boy in “Araby”? Think about their class/social position. Think about how the people around them treat them. Think about their frustrations and their dreams and possible futures.

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    Isolation In Araby

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    10/22/01 The Tragedy of Araby In James Joyce’s Araby‚ a young boy finds himself in love with an older girl. The girl‚ Mangan’s sister‚ refuses to love him back and instead ignores him. This crushes the boy and makes his hunger for her even more stronger. He sometimes finds himself hopelessly alone in the darkness thinking about her‚ awaiting for the day she would recognize his devotion to her. " At night in my bedroom…her image came between me and the page I strove to read (805)." "At

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    A&P and Araby

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    The Boys of "A & P" and "Araby" John Updike’s "A & P" and James Joyce’s "Araby" are very similar. The theme of the two stories is about a young man who is interested in figuring out the difference between reality and the fantasies of romance that play in his head and of the mistaken thoughts each has about their world‚ the girls‚ and themselves. One of the main similarities between the two stories is the fact that the main character has built up unrealistic expectations of women. Both characters

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    Araby Hero

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    finding themselves and their purpose. The hero’s quest relates to “Araby” by helping the reader understand that priorities should be chosen wisely to avoid conflict with ones self in the future; the destination along with the “stated reason”‚ the challenges and trials‚ and the “real reason” for the journey all build up that lesson. The destination that the boy is given in “Araby” is the bazaar that will be coming to town‚ named Araby. When Mangan’s sister‚ a young lady he has a romantic interest in

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    The Moon

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    The moon The moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. The moon orbits the Earth from 384‚400 km and has an average speed of 3700 km per hour. It has a diameter of 3476 km‚ which is about ¼ that of the Earth and has a mass of 7.35e22 kg. The moon is the second brightest object in the sky after the sun. The gravitational forces between the Earth and the moon cause some interesting effects; tides are the most obvious. The moon has no atmosphere‚ but there is evidence by the United States

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    Alienation of "Araby"

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    Alienation of "Araby" Although "Araby" is a fairly short story‚ author James Joyce does a remarkable job of discussing some very deep issues within it. On the surface it appears to be a story of a boy’s trip to the market to get a gift for the girl he has a crush on. Yet deeper down it is about a lonely boy who makes a pilgrimage to an eastern-styled bazaar in hopes that it will somehow alleviate his miserable life. James Joyce’s uses the boy in "Araby" to expose a story of isolation and lack

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    Moon

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    Earth’s Moon The Earth’s Moon is the most important moon in the solar system in regards to Earth and all of the living things within it. It is also the only Moon that Earth has‚ whereas other planets‚ like Mars‚ have multiple Moons. The Moon is the only other Moon that humans have set foot on‚ which helped us to understand the formation‚ internal structure‚ and history of it. The “moon’s face” is the second brightest thing in the solar system after the Sun‚ and has a dark surface in actuality

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    Diction Of "Araby"

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    scene. In " Araby" by James Joyce‚ he uses words like blind‚ quiet‚ Silent Street to emphasize that this street is dark and depressing rather than it is just a dead street. If other words would have been chosen us might have gotten a different impression and the author could have mislead us. In both stories " Araby" and " A Worn Path" there are words used to set a specific setting and coincidently both story use similar words to get the same mood for each of their settings. In " Araby " the word dark

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    Imagery in "Araby"

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    Imagery in "Araby" In the story "Araby"‚ written by James Joyce‚ there is plenty use of imagery. James Joyce emphasises imagery in such a subtle yet profound way. The story is about a boy’s infatuation to a girl who is known only as "Mangan’s sister" and his promise that he will buy her a present at the bazaar(called Araby). Joyce expresses the theme of the boys exaggerated desire through the images which are colourful. The theme of "Araby" is a boy’s desire to have what he cannot obtain. Throughout

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    Analyzing Araby '

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    SUMMARY—ENTRY NO. 2 PAGE/SCREEN 15 TO PAGE/SCREEN 20 (“Araby”) The narrator lives on North Richmond Street‚ which is a quiet part of town. When the Christian Brothers’ School lets out for the day‚ though‚ the street wakes up. One house sits alone‚ with no family inside. The other houses on the street cluster together‚ full of lives. A priest was the former tenant of the narrator’s house. The priest died in the house’s drawing room‚ and there were old papers throughout the house. The house smelt

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