I can connect with the narrator of “Salvation” because of my faith or life experiences. It was his method of verbally expressing his thoughts and feelings exactly as he had experienced them. the emotions of regret from being let down and remorse about lying. The phrases “I cried” and “I don’t believe” stand out as indicating a relationship of cause and effect between getting hurt because of a cause and its impact of not believing. This confirmed my belief that a person cannot be compelled to feel or think anything against what they choose to believe.
In the story “Araby,” I can connect with the narrator because he showed the contrast between the reality that the church or society constructs and the real world. In “Araby,” he illustrates the abrupt transformation brought on by losing innocence. At the end of the story, the narrator had an epiphany that everyone had at some point. He sees that the world he assumed was flawless is corrupt and weak. The narrator also makes use of imagery to highlight the differences between how he sees his everyday life and that of Mangan’s sister and Araby. He describes his street as “North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free”. He describes his house and his street with phrases like “uninhabited,” “blind,” “detached,” “imperturbable,” “musty,” and “littered.” On the other hand, he portrays Araby as a lovely, happy, and mystical environment and Mangan’s sister like you would imagine an angel. I agree with the narrator’s desire to escape his dull and depressing daily routine in favor of the wonderful idea of romantic love and a bazaar.
