In the short story “Araby” the story is really about a young boy who seems bored and lets his life become consumed with the idea of an unattainable girl. Throughout the story he speaks of the town as an empty and kind of gloomy place until he lays his eyes on his friends sister. The only time light is really mentioned is when it involves his times near her, I think this symbolizes his interest and curiosity in this beauty. Nothing else in the town has his interest, everything is dull to him except this girl. Once she speaks to him and he promises to get her a gift he is faced with realty. He tries to obtain something glamorous and impressive to show his worth but he realizes that the options left after waiting for his turn are not at all what he had in mind. All the options in the store as well as his discouraging ride there left him disappointed. In the end he is reminded and left frustrated with his environment, the girl was just a distraction for him.
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Hello Julia, you are right the girl, Mangan’s sister was definitely a distraction to him. She was also a lesson to him. His obsession with someone whom he knows nothing about except that she lived across the street shows his infatuation with her. You mentioned that light is only mentioned when hes around her , the darkness at the bazaar showed his bitter reality of life. His light switch went off and reality kicked in.