James Joyce’s story “Araby” is about a man’s search for love. A young boy embarks on a perilous journey that all people must undertake at some point in their lives. His vision is clouded by lust, but he thrives on love. He’d fallen for a girl whose toxicity had harmed him. He’s developed an obsession with her, the girl has realized. She begins to notice him running past her every morning, as well as his childish demeanors, which she initially mistook for a crush. This allowed the girl to receive gifts or other benefits from him without having to commit to anything. The narrator is telling a story about what happened in the past. As a result, the ending he chooses is critical. Araby pride and expectations, deduce that the boy was laughing at himself. Araby had made a significant realization. He eventually realized he was more enamored with the girl’s image than with the girl herself.
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The passage by the chorus that I have selected to analyze was when Oedipus and the chorus shared a brief back and forth conversation regarding the best way to go about finding out who the murderer is. In lines 319 & 320 the chorus states “Yet if he has a share of fear at all, his courage will not stand firm hearing your curse”. Throughout the passage, I found it very troubling to debrief the lengthy and complex language used. This passage was less difficult to comprehend than others. It states that Oedipus should question Tieresias as even though he is a man of great power, scolding him may cause him to fold under pressure, aka, “his courage will not stand firm” especially because there is motive. This is proven in the next few passages when Oedipus starts to question Tieresias as stated in lines 392-396 “For I would have you know I think you were complotter of the deed and doer of the deed save in so far 395 as for the actual killing. Had you had eyes I would have said alone you murdered him.”.
