In “Araby” the style emphasizes the sound and rhythm of language. Joyce uses alliteration “...the back doors of the dark dripping gardens,” (Joyce, 359) and repetition “...lit up...lit up” (Joyce, 360). These techniques enrich his story and make it seem like the boy is in a trance while talking to the girl he is fascinated with. James Joyce also uses language to communicate the boy’s fascination with Mangan’s sister. Joyce uses simile “But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires” (Joyce, 359), metaphors “...shook music from the buckled harness” (Joyce, 359), “...the shrill litanies of shop-boys...” (Joyce, 359), “The boy comes to a realization of the futility of his own romanticized quest
