Man Who Was Almost a Man‚" and James Joyce’s "Araby"‚ young men face their transitions into adulthood. Each of these boys faces a different element of youth that requires a fundamental shift in their attitudes. Sammy‚ in "A&P"‚ must make a moral decision about his associations with adult institutions that mistreat others. Dave‚ in "The Man Who Was Almost a Man‚" struggles with the idea that what defines a man is physical power. The narrator of "Araby‚" struggles with the mistaken belief that the
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Adhikari 1 A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURES OF THE TEXTS: ARABY by JAMES JOYCE & THE LAST LEAF by O HENRY A narrative is a story‚ whether told in prose or verse‚ involving events‚ characters‚ and what the characters say and do. Some literary forms such as the novel and short story in prose‚ and the epic and romance in verse‚ are explicit narratives that are told by a narrator. In drama ‚ the narrative is told‚ but not evolves by means of the direct presentation
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster In Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Red-Headed League‚" Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson both observe Jabez Wilson carefully‚ yet their differing interpretations of the same details reveal the difference between a "Good Reader" and a "Bad Reader." Watson can only describe what he sees; Holmes has the knowledge to interpret what he sees‚ to draw conclusions‚ and to solve the mystery
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unreliable source is found in both the short stories “A&P” by John Updike and “Araby” by James Joyce. In these stories age‚ hormones‚ and irrational decisions are three of the main factors in why the first person narrational standpoints are unreliable. First person is the key word to look into when thinking about the narrational standpoint of a story. In “A&P” the narration is in the first person point of view‚ and in the story “Araby” it is a first person point of view from the author when he was a boy
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how other characters see them‚ by their names‚ by their appearance and also through dialogues. These are called the techniques of characterization. In order to make it clearer‚ we will talk about the two stories: James Joyce’s Araby and James Hurst’s The Scarlet Ibis. Araby is a short story about a guy who used to be insanely in love with a girl and then he was disappointed when he faced the reality and realized it was too good to be true‚ while the Scarlet Ibis is a short story about a guy whose
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authors recognize its power and thus fill their work with symbolic meaning and representation through color and shading. James Joyce‚ known for packing symbolic meaning in almost every word‚ utilizes colorful descriptions to enhance his short story‚ “Araby”‚ from the collection Dubliners. Both color and shade manifests ideas about growing up and finding love. F. Scott Fitzgerald mimics this descriptive technique in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby. In this piece‚ Fitzgerald develops key characters by using
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Araby By: James Joyce I. Elements of Fiction A. Settings The year is 1894. The place is North Richmond Street in Ireland’s largest city‚ Dublin. The street dead-ends at an empty house of two stories. Araby - the name of the bazaar B. Characters * Boy (Narrator) – the protagonist of the story‚ an adolescent who is in love with her friend’s sister. * Mangan – the boy’s best friend‚ who is about the same age with the narrator. * Mangan’s sister – the boy’s crush‚ who lives
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character is different‚ as well as each story‚ their epiphanies reveal a similarity between the three. They all have something in common‚ some kind of timidness or weakness. The three stories I will be analyzing are “An Encounter‚” “Eveline‚” and “Araby.” The main character in “An Encounter” seems to recognize that he is slightly more timid than the other boys his age. At the end of this story‚ the main character becomes upset with himself for being so timid and shy‚ unable to speak up for himself
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an alternate view of the character’s personality. In James Joyce’s Dubliners‚ he creatively exercises figural narration to portray different views of the character’s identity in the story "Eveline‚" but he chooses to use first-person narrative in "Araby" creating a contrast in the exposition of the characters in the two stories. In the story of "Eveline‚" Joyce uses figural narration to give the reader a chance to explore the character‚ Eveline‚ and interpret her identity however they want. For
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster) Notes Introduction Archetypes: Faustian deal with the devil (i.e. trade soul for something he/she wants) Spring (i.e. youth‚ promise‚ rebirth‚ renewal‚ fertility) Comedic traits: tragic downfall is threatened but avoided hero wrestles with his/her own demons and comes out victorious What do I look for in literature? - A set of patterns - Interpretive options (readers draw their own conclusions but must be able to support it) - Details ALL
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