“Arbay” is not a love story. In my perspective, it serves to distinguish between objective reality and subjective feelings. Throughout the story, the narrator uses multiple metaphors, hyperbole’s, similes, etc. All of which makes us use our imagination. In the beginning of the story he states, “But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.” He is evidently infatuated with her. He thinks of her constantly which clouds his judgement and view on anything that’s not her. Later on in the story, after being held up by his uncle- he took the train to the bazaar. He even mentions that he has to “remind himself with difficultly” why had came, as if it had not met his expectations. He seemed to be unsettled throughout his visit, wandering around he realized that his stay served no purpose. “Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.” Towards the end of the story, the boy’s perspective starts to shift.
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