Araby Coming Of Age Essay

“Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger” (158). “Araby” is a story of initiation, which allows us to recognize that the short story, will without a doubt include a valuable life lesson. This story tells a story about a young boy who believes he has fallen in love with a girl who he has never really had a conversation with and has eventually created an image of her in his head that is unrealistic and foolish. For this very reason, throughout this story the young boy goes from being a child in the beginning of the story to someone who is just starting to realize and understand the hardships of adulthood at the end of the story. On this young boys’ quest, to …show more content…
Throughout this essay we dismember this amazing story by first going over how the author shows the loss of innocence, then examine the characterization of the character written in the story, and lastly analyze the use of symbolism the author chooses to manifest into the readers mind. On this young boys’ quest to conquer the girl, who he believes to be the girl of his dreams manages to have a better understanding of what it is to be an adult despite failing his quest at the very end. For this very reason, throughout this story the young boy goes from being a child in the beginning of the story to someone who is just starting to realize and understand the hardships of adulthood at the end of the story. This story tells a story about a young boy who believes he has fallen in love with a girl who he has never really had a conversation with and has eventually created an image of her in his head that are unrealistic and foolish. “Araby” is a story of initiation, which allows us to recognize that the short story will without a doubt will include a valuable life