Araby is the story of a young boy of the catholic faith. This young boy story takes place near Dublin, Ireland. He is starting to mature and feels he is in love with his friend’s older sister. He is infatuated with her and starts going to Araby market to buy her gifts to woo and entice her. This young man finds himself thinking this is true love and giving her gifts will have her fall in love with him. throughout this story he never mentions her name. The Araby market or bazar he goes to so he can buy her a gift is nothing like he dreamed it would be. The market was flat and nothing worth buying there for this girl. He becomes disappointed and reality sets in the place is nothing. There are so many aspects to this story, and they all come from the beginning of his obsession with her. His holding her to that of a holy light, being the most beautiful girl or woman, he ever seen. This story exposes his fantasy about how he realizes the are true life.
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Yes, his expectations were too high when attending the bazaar. To add on to what you said, the epiphany he experienced, between fantasy and reality, was a transition to adulthood for him. You could see that throughout the story, the boy faces responsibilities and is annoyed when his aunt and uncle don’t take him seriously. The boy matures throughout the story, eventually reaching adulthood by the end.