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    Infatuation In Araby

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    In ArabyJoyce depicts the narrator as a young schoolboy from Dublin who has lacked exposure to the world outside of his own. In a person with little to no exposure like so‚ infatuation and indulgence seem to easily overtake said individual as they tend to mistake the everyday ordinary for the exotic extraordinary. The narrator in this tale is undoubtedly infatuated with the Mangan’s sister‚ as he believes she is intriguing and far from the ordinary; he spends his days obsessing over her and thinks

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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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    Araby Knight

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    "Araby" Knight The short story "Araby" by James Joyce could very well be described as a deep poem written in prose. Read casually‚ it seems all but incomprehensible‚ nothing more than a series of depressing impressions and memories thrown together in a jumble and somehow meant to depict a childhood infatuation. Like the sweet milk inside a coconut‚ the pleasure of this story comes only to the reader who is willing to put forth the intense effort necessary to comprehend it. Or like an onion

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    Araby Quotes

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    dependence) and destructive behavior (violence/abuse); guilt/anxiety; boredom “Araby” missed opportunity at happiness – the uncle’s everyday responsibilities at work precludes the narrator from experiencing love and happiness sole reason why narrator experienced emotional distress (anxiety) The narrator in “Araby” is a young male who does not have a name. Throughout the story‚ he refers to himself as “I.” The narrator in “Araby” is infatuated with Mangan’s sister. He watches this female character daily

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    spiri-tual paralysis‚ James Joyce loosely but thematically tied together hisstories in Dubliners by means of their common setting. Each of thestories consists of a portrait in which Dublin contributes in some wayto the dehumanizing experience of modem life. The boy in the story"Araby" is intensely subject to the city’s dark‚ hopeless conformity‚and his tragic yearning toward the exotic in the face of drab‚ uglyreality forms the center of the story. On its simplest level‚ "Araby" is a story about a

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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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    Jane Eyre and James Joyce’s Araby James Joyce’s Dubliners is a collection of short stories developed chronologically from his youth to adulthood. Joyce attempts to tell a coming of age story through Dubliners. In particular‚ Araby is about a young boy who is separated from his youth by realizing the falsity of love. James Joyce’s Araby is a tale of a boy in Dublin‚ Ireland that is overly infatuated with his friend’s older sister and because of his love‚ travels to the bazaar‚ Araby‚ where he finally

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    ARABY-POSTCOLONIAL INTERPRETATION In the short story of ArabyJames Joyce attemps to expose many ideas and themes that places the setting of Araby in a postcolonial era. The narator describes the setting of "NORTH RICHMOND STREET AS A BLIND‚ QUIET STREET‚ HAVING HOUSES WITH INPERTURBABLE FACES‚" This dull and dark description of the enviroment goes on throughout the story connecting this sombre setting Dublin with the mondane activities of the people. eg. (people doing their jobs‚ going

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    their interest. Araby is a novel written by James Joyce‚ his use of diction‚ imagery‚ and characterization creates a sense of desperation and anxiety. Although Araby is some what considered a love story‚ it has many surprising ironic twists and unexpected resolutions. James Joyce uses a variety of different words; his use of diction is intelligent and old fashion. The words he corporate into Araby brings out every single aspect of the character’s feelings. This quote from Araby shows the authors

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    Mangan In Araby

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    unfolding plot. Every character in literature fulfills a specific purpose. Whether it is the protagonist‚ antagonist‚ round‚ or flat character the author took the time to place him/her within the story so there must be some significance. In “Araby” by James Joyce‚ Mangan’s sister is not the main character‚ but is still an important element to the short story as she inspires the story’s actions. Mangan is one of the narrator’s friends who he played up and down the streets with. Mangan’s sister stands

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