“Araby” by James Joyce is a story about an Irish boy who lives on a quiet street but has an “uninhabited house of two stories stood at the blind end, detached from its neighbors in a square ground.” The “wild garden behind the house as an apple tree and struggling bushes.” After reading this story, I picked up some confusion from the young boy. He has some romantic observations of his friend’s sister, whom he described as her “figure defined by the light, and her dress swung as she moved her body while her hair tossed side by side.” There is something about lights throughout the story; it seems he doesn’t see the bright light at the end of the tunnel for him. The young man is shy when the young girl is nearby, “when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, I quickened my pace and passed her.” He is an inexperienced young man who had no preparation when going to the Bazaar; he was expecting his uncle to provide him with funds to purchase something for the young girl. His emotion got the best of him when his “eyes were often full of tears but doesn’t know why.” His daydreaming and desire towards the young girl were seemingly getting unreal; his impatient and expectation didn’t coincide with his feelings. He seemed lost in the story and needed to use this experience as a learning lesson for himself. He would need to disconnect from his fantasy to be recognized; he needs self-love at this point.
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