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Starr White Professor Conway ENG 201 sec 0501 March 5th- 20TH Araby is about not love but it is about a boy who likes his friend’s older sister and tries everything to impress her by buying her things and going places with her to impress her in many ways, in reality, it is about growing up and realizing. The book mentions that this boy grew up in a religious home and still doesn’t understand many things in the world, especially regarding his father’s state of being and mind. He speaks about the way they would exit from the back of the home to avoid a-lot of the people. Moral of the story the character deals with not really enjoying childhood and lives in delusion to keep him going in life, he realizes that the way he observed things are not what they seem and he things otherwise.
He is a sensitive, introverted and romantic little boy. The theme reveals the numb and paralyzed social state of Dublin. The boy’s fantasy of a better life is just a bubble in Dublin, and it is impossible at all. The description of the house in the opening chapter also seems to symbolize the lifeless reality of Dublin. The article profoundly reflects the melancholy and romance in the little boy’s heart. He “fell in love” with Mangan’s sister, and there is no very specific reason. Objects and environments are inseparable. The youth and love of teenagers are so simple, beautiful, boundless and full of sadness, but they are destined to have no happy ending.
In “Araby” by James Jayce there is a young boy that is about 12 years old and lives in Dublin, Ireland. This boy can be described as impatient. innocent, sensitive and attentive boy. The story starts off with showing how attentive he is, we see how he pays very close attention to every little detail in his surroundings. He analyzed the people who lived there before and his personal belongings. Beside him being attentive, he is also impatient. The boy has a crush on his friend’s older sister, Mangan’s sister, he made an impulsive decision just because he let his feelings get the best of him. He wanted Mangan’s sister to like him back so he promised to get her a gift from bazaar. Even though his aunt said that he may put his bazaar off for that night, he still took the money and left. In this scene we see him being impatient.
In the story “Araby”, words I would use to describe the boy is, sensitive, innocent, romantic, and he has a mindset that is very impressive. He’s a young boy who is experiencing feelings for a friends sister and how he is willing to gift her something from the Bazaar. His character affects to what happens in the end because he was coming to a realization that him being “in love” was all in his head, and because he knew it was just a vision of his he was built with anger and was heartbroken. The way he was viewing certain things made him want to believe he was in love with his friends sister. He thought that going to the Bazaar to get a gift would be a romantic and magical place to his wanting. He also couldn’t find something special for the girl which was disappointing to him.
In the story, “Araby”, the main character can be viewed as a romantic, but impulsive individual. Having a romantic personality led to him having some unrealistic expectations. He grows an attraction towards the sister of his friend, Mangan. Sensitivity seemed like a personality trait as well, based off the way he acted around the girl. He wants to buy a gift for her, rushes to do so, but eventually ends up disappointed. He wanted to get her a gift just so she could like him back, but it’s not that easy, is it? With that being said, he eventually realizes that his feelings were just short-lived and based off a fantasy in his head. It was just physical attraction, nothing more. He also realized that he was just being impulsive and that although all these thing are normal for a young man, he was ready to head into the adulthood chapter of his life.
The Boy in the story “Araby” By James Joyce in my eyes would be described as naive,imaginative,romantic,in love. The reason I say these words is because his attraction towards his friend (neighbor) sister is what makes him do what he does throughout the article. To the point where he has created an imaginative world in his mind where he and she are united. I should say he is also idealistic because it is reflected in his imagination with an exotic place called bazaar “Araby” which he has been so excited to visit. This impacted the ending because of his love for his friend’s sister as he daydreams of romantic scenarios will drop when arrives at the bazaar. Upon arrival he is let down and faced with realization as the bazaar was nothing like he imagined it to be. Also not being able to find a suitable gift brings hopes down even more. He realizes that his romantic idealism was misplaced.
The short story” Araby’ by James Joyce is about a young boy who lives in Dublin, Ireland that is experiencing life and has developed a liking for his friend’s sister and he vows to get her a present at Bazaar. Some phrases to define this character in the story include amusing and readily swayed, as well as optimistic as he arrives at Bazaar seeing as a young kid your naivety can definitely give us different views on things. but he discovers that it is not what he imagined. Learning to realise that things don’t always turn out as anticipated fact that he had idealized a major amount of what would happen makes him unhappy and dissatisfied because of how he saw it and what he had in mind. He could essentially demonstrate how young children perceive the world as something vast and available for them to enjoy and explore with their innocence.
In the story “Araby,” the boy is about 12 years old and has a crush on a girl who lives across the street. He spends a lot of time daydreaming about her and imagines himself as a brave knight who will win her heart. One day, the girl mentions that she would like to go to the Araby bazaar, a market that sells exotic goods. The boy sees this as an opportunity to impress her by buying her a gift at the bazaar. He becomes very excited and starts making plans to go. However, he has to wait until his uncle comes home to give him money for the bazaar. When his uncle finally arrives, it is already late and many of the stalls are closing. The boy rushes to find a gift for the girl, but he is too late and most of the good items have already been sold. Feeling disappointed and disillusioned, the boy realizes that his romantic ideas and dreams were not realistic. He sees the bazaar as a symbol of his lost innocence and the harsh reality of the adult world. He understands that he can never go back to his childlike beliefs and that he must face the challenges of adulthood.
In the story “Araby” by James Joyce is the story of a boy who becomes attracted to his friend’s sister. and become easily influenced and almost obsessed with them. Some of the words that I would use to describe the boy in the story are, hopeful, absent minded, and obsessive. He was very hopeful as he thought someday, he might end up with her. This also draws in on him being obsessives as on the bottom paragraph of the first page it state “Every morning I lay on the floor parlor watching her door. Even the boy being so absent minded was cause by his attraction to this girl. He started to answer few questions in class and his master thought he was beginning to idle. This affects what happens to the boy in the end because he thinks everything he did up to this point was useless as he now knows the girls works there.
“Araby” by James Joyce is a short story about a young boy that falls in love with his friend’s sister and tries to buy her a gift from a bazaar, basically another word for market. some words to describe this boy would be naive, romantic, infatuated, imaginative, idealistic, disillusioned. His character affects what happens at the end because he realizes that bis love was based on a fantasy and illusion, and he feels angry and ashamed of himself. The boy’s infatuation brought him to dote on this so intensely that he’d watch her from his window, waiting for the very moment she’d come into his eye view just to catch a glimpse of her, shameful of the possibility of the getting caught doing so. His infatuation with this girl also brought on a level of impatience and fear of the idea of not being able to retrieve this gift for her, in this aspect he isn’t alone when it comes to love we find ourselves doing strange and unreasonable things.
In “Araby” by James Joyce, I would describe the narrator as naive. The narrator became obsessive over his crush and began to devote his days into winning her love by any means necessary. The narrator describes his mental state as unable to focus when he says, ” I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which, now that it stood between me and my desire” (Joyce paragraph 12). This affects the character in the end because he goes to the bazaar in order to look for a gift for his crush and he becomes disillusioned after realizing that he couldn’t find anything good to buy. This is what makes the narrator naive, because he believes that he can buy his lover’s love when love between two people should be based on the connection versus the materialistic. The narrator comes into age after experiencing his first disappointment in life, which is love, and this affects him because in the end, he sees himself as “ creature driven and derided by vanity” (Joyce 37). This affects the narrator because now he feels like his chance of winning his crush is over due to the masculine pressure to provide, which he failed to do.
The boy in the story is a young boy who is mesmerized by his friends sister. His friends sister is so beautiful that the young boy gets a crush on her after the first sight and he is eager to talk to her and impress her in an attempt to win over her love. The boy in the story eager to win over the love of his crush goes to a bazaar for her because she cant go herself. At the bazaar the boy tries to buy flowers or something nice for a young lady and he is determined to achieve his goals but his plans are ruined by his drunk uncle who comes home late right before the bazaar closes. The boy is determined to go to the bazaar for his crush but since its closed at the end of the story he did not reach his goals and he is upset mainly because his uncle forgot about his plans this leave the determined in love boy to storm off from the bazaar empty handed because he arrived too late to purchase anything for his crush.
In the passage “Araby” by James Joyce ”. The main character of this book seems to be a bit of a fun child, someone who is easily influenced or distracted. I also feel like everyone has a good sense of things they want or can see themselves in the future. Which causes an early age of trying to accomplish that. However, the boy in the story seems to have a really big heart and deep affection for women/ girls. He has an ideal person set to his head that he finds attractive. Fast forward to his uncle with his grown up ideas/ thinking , causing the boy in the story to feel bad or let down because of his drinking habits etc. As the boy proved his maturity by allowing him to have the day they planned even though he wanted to attend the bazaar , he didn’t rush time or give off an impression that he didn’t want to be there. Coming to the end of the story the boy felt disappointed and let down. Because of the things his uncle portrayed in front of him. His maturity showed a lot also at the end of the story because he asked for money and time to be able to spend time with the person he finds attractive and beautiful at the bazaar.
The protagonist of James Joyce’s “Araby” is a young boy who is on the cusp of adolescence. He is naive, idealistic, and romantic, and his character is essential to the story’s outcome. He is a dreamer, and his romanticized view of the world leads him to believe that the bazaar, Araby, will be a magical place that will fulfill his desires. He is also naive in his expectations of the bazaar, believing that it will be a place of wonder and beauty, and that he will be able to find something special for the girl he loves. The boy’s naivety and idealism are what lead him to his disappointment at the end of the story. He is unable to find anything of value at the bazaar, and his romanticized view of the world is shattered. His character is also important in the way that it affects the story’s tone. His idealism and naivety create a sense of innocence and hope, which is then contrasted with the harsh reality of the bazaar. This contrast creates a sense of sadness and disillusionment, which is the main emotion of the story. In conclusion, the protagonist of “Araby” is a young boy who is naive, idealistic, and romantic. His character is essential to the story’s outcome, as his naivety and idealism lead him to his disappointment at the end. His character also affects the story’s tone, as his innocence and hope are contrasted with the harsh reality of the bazaar.
In the reading about Araby, I would describe the main protagonist as a boy with a crush. From the detailed description of the surroundings, weather, building structure, etc., I initially got the impression this was an older teen-aged boy, maybe 17 – 19. After reading further, and noticing the almost “obsessive” crush on his friend’s sister (her name escapes me at the moment), I realized he was younger. I still don’t think he is a “young boy” – young to me would be between 7 – 12, with the times he is able to travel by himself or with peers, but perhaps early teen years, between 13 – 15. The voice of a typical, teenage boy, with a crush, trying to prove himself, find himself and get the attention and adoration of a young girl. I also get the impression that he is used to doing things on his own to some degree, with the texts eluding to his uncle having a drinking problem, or coming home drunk fairly often; or even working, being busy or simply forgetting the boy. Due to his circumstances and home life, I feel this built a determined characteristic within him, with a hint of maturity to “always get things done”. He was informed most of the stalls would be closed, if not all, before he left the house to visit the bazaar, but still did his best to go. I felt that towards the end of the reading, the boy’s disappointment and anger was mainly towards his uncle, not the lack of items available to purchase. He was looking forward to going for some time; so much so that he couldn’t concentrate on his studies or tasks. He gave reminders up until the day of, and still forgotten. I believe his actions of just […]
In the story “Araby” by James Joyce the boy boy can be described as introspective, idealistic, and naïve. He is a young, inexperienced adolescent wrestling with his sexuality and desires. He is also portrayed as a romantic, drawn to the exotic charm of Araby and the prospect of discovering something transforming there. The boy’s character influences what occurs in the end because the narrative is recounted via his eyes and views. During the story, his hopes and aspirations grow as he anticipates eventually being able to visit Araby and buy a present for the girl he has a crush on. His idealistic dreams are crushed, however, when he arrives at the bazaar and discovers that it is nothing more than a business market, devoid of the magical and romantic elements he had envisaged. When he sees the emptiness of his aspirations and desires, his disillusionment leads to a tremendous sense of sadness and loss. Finally, the boy’s character is crucial to the development of the plot in “Araby,” since his point of view informs the reader’s comprehension of the events that follow. His idealism and naiveté ultimately lead to his disappointment and despair, transforming “Araby” into an emotional coming-of-age narrative rather than a normal love story.
The young boy in the story “Araby” by Joyce, can be described as an innocent, sensitive, impulsive and attentive boy. At the beginning of the story, one can see how the boy pays attention to every detail of everything in his surroundings, such as the streets and the person who lived there before him and his belongings. This demonstrates he was attentive. He noticed every little detail and described it as it was. He also was so sensitive, the way he acted every time he saw the girl he liked are examples of his sensitivity. He felt some kind of mixed emotions, felt so nervous and cried without explanation, he could barely speak to her. There are a few examples that show us he was so vulnerable and had intense feelings. This also shows he was so innocent, he didn’t know what he felt and didn’t know how to control his emotions. Also, his feelings for his friend’s older sister made him make some desperate decisions because all he wanted was that she liked him back so he wanted to get her a gift. In some scenes one can observe the boy’s behavior as an impatient person, such as when he was supposed to go to the bazaar to get the girl a gift, and his aunt told him “he may put his bazaar off for that night” (Araby), and he took the money and left. This is an example of the boy being impulsive. At the end of the story, he gets angry and frustrated by the fact that he was late to the bazaar and couldn’t get anything for the girl. This situation opened his eyes and he realizes he’s obsessed with her and if it wasn’t because of that he wouldn’t be so desperate to get the […]
The boy in “Araby” can be described as sensitive, romantic and imaginative which makes him to think about unrealistic situations around his environment. The boy also seems as if he is innocent since he gets attracted to his friends sister. However towards the end of the story the boy rushes to the bazaar to buy a gift for Mangans sister to impress her. the boy e was so passionate to buy a gift for the girl that he did not wait to finish dinner, he just ran to the bazaar but gets disappointed after finding out that the bazar has been closed for the night.While on his way home the boy realizes that his feelings for the girls were based on a fantasy rather than reality and this is the point where the boy realizes that he is headed towards adulthood and his childhood has come to an end..
The main protagonist in the short story “Araby” by James Joyce can be best described as a very young boy that still plays in the streets of his hometown, Dublin Ireland. Many words can be used to describe the boy such as imaginative, curious, and confused in a sense. This story is not necessarily a love story but rather a story about the “coming of age” as portrayed by the characters development in feeling and emotions throughout the plot. Towards the middle of the story, the little boy begins admiring Mangan’s sister. However, the moment he laid eyes on her, that admiration soon became stronger and intense. The author then proceeds to empathize on how the little boy was thin king of this girl in the most unexpected and unique places and ways. At some point a reader can identify this as being desperate and obsessed to some extent. Mangan sister soon mentions the bazaar that the little boy is very eager to go to. This is because he wants to show her how he is way more mature than she thought and to impress her. This shows readers how the whole aspect of this story is not “love” but rather playing around with your head and environment to figure out who you are. That is what readers can see glimpse of regarding the little boy. Furthermore, the little boys character depicts what eventually happens at the end of the story because soon he realizes that he has wasted his efforts of going through all of this just not get what he went there for. Therefore, his character of being curious, unintelligent to some extent because he is young, and desperate resulted in this to happen.
The words I would use to describe the protagonist of the story is, he is a young boy who lives in a home in Dublin, Ireland, located on a dead end street, detached from the other homes. He enjoys playing with his friends in the street and he still attends school. In the beginning of the story he seems to be a innocent young teenager that has a crush on one of his friend’s sister. He becomes obsessed with her, truly believing he is in love with Mangan’s sister. He’s imaginative He begins watching her through her window. He admires and expresses into detail of her looks and his attraction towards her. His mind becomes clouded and he can no longer think of anything else but this girl. As he hears the girl is not going to the baazar, he has the idea of buying a gift for his “love.” Along his journey, as he arrives he is hit with the hard reality. He did not love the girl. In fact it was only physical attraction and nothing more. As he searches he learns he knows nothing about her.
I would describe the boy in the story as naive and vulnerable; lacking emotional intelligence. It is implied by his attempt to hide in the shadows to avoid going home, that he is of a very young age. Since he doesn’t have much control over or knowledge of his emotions, a crush on Mangan’s sister turns into more and instead turns into a sense of desperation, “I looked over at the dark house where she lived. I may have stood there for an hour, seeing nothing but the brown-clad figure cast by my imagination, touched discreetly by the lamplight at the curved neck, at the hand upon the railings and at the border below the dress” (Araby). Toward the ending of the story, the boy is angered by the lack of options he was left with at the bazaar, having arrived too late. “Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.” If he had not been so susceptible to an obsession with Mangan’s sister, he would not have been so determined to buy her something, and therefore, he would not have been so angered by his inability to.
Araby is a well known story about a boy who wants to impress the girl he has been obsessing over for a while now. At the beginning of the story he is described as a young boy. He begins to notice his friend’s sister and starts to act silly, following her to school and thinking about her in unlikely places.This is the first change we notice from the boy, he is starting to have feeling for this girl and the first thing he wants to do after she finally acknowledges him is impress her. Throughout this story the boy begins to change and have mixed emotions. The boy has mixed emotions within this story and begins to have feeling for this girl. The boy changes in Araby by not only gaining some maturity, but his emotions for his friends sister deepens as well, and he comes to a realization and faces reality at the end of this story.
The main character in “Araby” is a young, inexperienced boy who dreams of romance and adventure. He has a crush on Mangan’s sister and makes a promise to buy her a gift at a bazaar. His infatuation with her leads him to go to the bazaar, but when he gets there, he realizes it’s not as magical as he thought it would be. This makes him feel sad and disappointed, and he realizes that his romanticized view of the world was unrealistic. The boy’s character is important because he represents the idea of growing up and losing innocence. His dreams and desires show how young people can be naive and idealistic. His disappointment at the bazaar marks a turning point where he realizes that the world is not always what it seems. He learned that sometimes things don’t go as planned and that he needs to be more realistic. This is an important step towards growing up and becoming more mature. Overall, the boy’s character shows how growing up can be difficult and disillusioning.
I would describe the boy from the novel “Arby” by James Joynce as someone vulnerable and emotional. He got lost in his feelings and lust for his friend’s sister. He has never experienced this feeling and he doesn’t know the proper way to express it. He created a fantasy in his head he believed would work and at first, he seemed like he received some thrill or rush from it but reality hit, and he realized he started to lose himself. I believe the message the narrator was trying to convey is getting lost in your emotions is possible. Make impulse decisions will always have a consequence and lesson. It’s up to you on which one you’re willing to receive and what effect you allow that emotion to have after something happens. Life is already unpredictable.
In the short short “Araby” by James Joyce, a young narrator brings us on his journey of blinding infatuation. Throughout the story, it almost seemed like the narrator was being guided by a light. Little did he know it would lead him to a dark dead end. I would describe the protagonist as naive, passionate, and rash. The narrator is hell bent on purchasing an item from a Bazaar named “Araby” for his neighbor who you can call his “crush” after having a short conversation about the marketplace event. The narrator thinks this bazaar is some sort of sophisticated Middle Eastern market when in reality it’s run by the English. By the time he arrives, it’s almost closing time so there aren’t many people and the atmosphere is dead just like back home. The narrator is confronted with the harsh reality of the bazaar and realizes he was so blinded by his fantasies he didn’t realize he spent most of his money on his way there so now he can’t even purchase any gifts for the girl he likes.
“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.
Araby by James Joyce is narrated from the point of view of a young boy. Numerous descriptions of the narrator’s home and neighborhood are provided. He says that North Richmond Street is very peaceful, with a “wild garden” behind his house and an “uninhabited house of two storeys” at the end of the street. When you read the story, you can feel the boy’s confusion and frustration as he navigates his newfound feelings for his neighbor’s sister. The contrast between bright and dim is a major theme throughout the narrative. Aside from his obsession with the girl, who is always depicted with a bright, almost divine light, the narrator seems to have no sources of hope in his life. The narrator describes how the home life is monotonous and devoid of happiness. He sees the bazaar as a magical and exotic place that brings a lot of joy into his life. Unfortunately, the bazaar is already partially dark when he gets there, and the last lights go out. When I read the story, the young boy strikes me as sensitive and romantic, but he also strikes me as naive and inexperienced.His thoughts are constantly diverted to daydreams about the girl he can’t help but be hopelessly in love with. I believe that he went to the bazaar to find a place where his dreams and thoughts about the girl could be fulfilled, but that was just a thought in his mind; he wanted to get her something from the bazaar without first making any preparations. To the point of complete disillusionment by the story’s end. When the light goes out at the end of the story, he understands that his dreams and hopes have also vanished. What he will do next is unclear, but his unrequited feelings for the girl […]
In the beginning of the short story Araby, I would describe the young boy as being very affectionate and sensitive. Due to the fact the boy has a huge crush on Mangan’s sister he is very descriptive of her as well as how he watches her from a distance and infatuates about her. He shows signs of desperation as he sits and thinks about her daily and even begins to fantasize about her and he begins to think about having a future with her. He changes by the end of the story because he starts to feel rejected and discouraged due to the fact he wasn’t able to attend the Bazaar as planned and was unable to purchase a gift for her due to the fact he arrived late and doesn’t have enough money. He becomes disappointed which makes him realize that he was going over board with his feelings for Mangan’s sister.
After reading the novel “Araby” by James Joyce, I think I would use the word lost to describe the boy in the story. At the beginning of the story, the boy is curious about his friend’s sister and has a crush on her. Here he has his first lost, he can’t concentrate, either at school or at home, and he keeps thinking about the girl. He waits for her to appear and converse with her. His second lost was when the girl told him she wanted to go to the fair. It was the only thing on his mind, and his uncle’s late return made him too anxious to think about anything else. The last lost was at the fair, where he lost himself because he didn’t know what gift he should bring back to the girl. His fantasy was wonderful, to bring back a gift to meet the girl. But the reality is that he doesn’t think about what to bring back. This is a reflection of the fact that adolescent boys always have good fantasies but rarely think about reality.
Araby by James Joyce is a story about a boy who lives in Dublin at the beginning of the 20th century. The boy appears in a very depressed setting. The city of those years is as dry as dust, every meter of the streets breathes with hopeless and “preserved” immutability. The boy, as a young explorer, is having fun in the dull neighbourhood. He is a cheerful kid. The character is inspired by the image of a girl who lives in the house opposite his. The boy is full of hope and expectations, even being loaded like a cargo ship making his way through the dirty and smelly quarter full of dirty winos “I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes” (2). It characterizes him as a great dreamer. Sometimes in an excessive way, he prefers to live in his dream world, and doesn’t know how to act in the real one. He can see the “light” in this place, it is enough to be happy. After a much-desired conversation with his “muse”, a new aim appears in his life. It is a magical and mysterious Araby bazaar. The boy is inspirited by that wonderful image. He desperately follows his ideals, treats the images and ideals as a shrine his thoughts and words leave his lips like a prayer. It defines him as a idealistic and romantic boy. Sometimes he feels something great and sad, that “fills” all his heart. Such a wide range of feelings shows that the character is a highly sensitive person. Finally reaching the bazar, which is not the bazar he dreamed, all his hopes, dreams and ideals are broken. He meets the dry Dublin reality. The beautiful veil that covered the magnificent images had been torn off. He’s matured, in […]
The unnamed protagonist of “Araby” is introduced to us as a young Irish boy who goes to school and plays in the street outside his house with his friends. When he begins to see a girl in the neighborhood, Magnan’s sister, in a different light, we are shown another side of the narrator. His character becomes shy, sensitive, and obsessive. This confused adoration he gains for Magnan’s sister completely preoccupies his thoughts. He is unable to focus in school, and he cries and sings thinking of her. He is also unable to speak to her. When he finally does, after she approaches him about the bazaar she is unable to visit, he promises to go there and buy her something. When he arrives at the bazaar, it is not the exotic sales stalls he is expecting, and he does not find a suitable gift for Magnan’s sister. This raised expectation caused by his romantic feelings that have grown for her is not met and is ultimately the reason for his frustration as he stands in the darkness. You realize how innocent he truly is, and how he is not ready to experience real love yet.
In my opinion, the boy in the story “Araby” by James Joyce is benevolent, the boy is learning and mentally maturing throughout the story. Although the boy may become more aware of his surroundings, he still falls into his own delusion by chasing a girl he had a crush on. The pursue of a girl lead to the realization that the boy was only chasing a fantasy. His arrival at the bazaar was a sign of the darkness, since his high hopes for a relationship with the girl, Mangan’s sister, was just an idea and it was never going to happen. The author stated, “Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.” Furthermore, people experience new things and the desire to find love, therefore at some point everyone feels the emotions the boy felt. The inexperienced boy learned a life lesson early.
The boy in the story seems to be dealing with “love at first site” or what he thinks is love. I would describe him as determined, passionate, and easily influenced. He was so fascinated with a girl who he only exchanged very few words with and he didn’t know why. While he wasn’t mature yet, I feel like he was on the right track to be because he was aware that he didn’t know why he felt so in love with her. He felt obligated to bring her something from the bazaar, possibly thinking that a gift may be the way to win her love rather than just speaking to her. When his uncle forgot he wanted to go to the bazaar and came home late, he was upset but still very determined to go. When he ended up going late and not buying anything, he was angry and defeated. The bazaar seemed to be closing and he couldn’t find anything to buy for his crush. I think he was angry at his uncle, but at himself too for thinking it was a good idea in the first place.
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 […]
