The little boy in this story is the narrator himself. He is currently 12 years old and I find him quite pessimistic for someone his age. He’s more of an honest type and quick to always tell the truth but he doesn’t make it to the end of the story because he doesn’t want to disappoint his aunt and the whole congregation who prays and cries for him. He identifies as someone who is quite down to earth and down to earth. He does not want to lie, as Westley does, and get up simply because he is tired of the mourners’ bench. When he does finally get up, it is because he feels guilty for disappointing his aunt and the congregation, who have been waiting for some time. According to the text and the way he exposes things I can say that he only believes what he sees. in the moment that he stands and is celebrated for having come to God, he is actually experiencing a terrible loss of faith. He no longer believes in Jesus, because Jesus did not come to him in his moment of need.
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The little boy in this story is the narrator himself. He is currently 12 years old and I find him quite pessimistic for someone his age. He’s more of an honest type and quick to always tell the truth but he doesn’t make it to the end of the story because he doesn’t want to disappoint his aunt and the whole congregation who prays and cries for him. He identifies as someone who is quite down to earth and down to earth. According to the text and the way he exposes things I can say that he only believes what he sees
This story “Araby” by James Joyce to me is about an adolescent boy that has become curious about his friends older sister. He is starting to recognize his feelings and affinity for the opposite sex and he starts to fantasize about the young lady described. He is not yet at the point where he is ready to approach her and confess his feelings. He has only had a few mild interactions with her, small talk. The fantasy he as poured so much though into exists only in his mind. He seems to be at a time in his life where he is transitioning from a child to a pre teen or teenager. He still plays with his friends and hides from adults, but he also has all these powerful emotions that he doesn’t quite know how to process. He can’t take his focus off of the young lady, he thinks of only her while he is in school or at home. He takes the time to watch he door, waiting for her to appear. When he finally does have an impromptu conversation with his crush, they end up talking about the Araby bazaar, she casually mentions that she would love to go and it would be splendid. He takes intense notice of every movement she makes and it seems as if he amplifies it in his mind. It is in this fashion that he takes on the mission in his mind to make it to the bazaar. He had promised to bring her something if he went, he could not miss this event. This was his chance to actually show his crush some affection in real life. He makes his plans to go by getting permission from his aunt and uncle. The days leading up to the bazaar he could […]
