Jayden Cooper Discussion 5

In the short story “Araby” by James Joyce is about a young boy from the early 20th Century Dublin, Ireland. The boy realized in his life that he must make a decision and choose wisely to get what he really wants. He sat his eyes on a girl that he found attractive and set his mind to get what he wants. Thinking of her made him happy as shown in the story of, the lighten candle that represented that. He had a sense of what he wanted and even at a young age was very determined to get his way proving his maturity. This affects what happens at the end causing the boy to have one lighten up candle as things in his life start to not go his way. Now it caused him to try and finalize what he really wants and what truly makes him truly happy in his future.