In "Araby" the protagonist has a crush on Mangan's sister, even though they have hardly even spoken. He waits for her to come outside so he can watch and follow her without saying more than hello. The first time they speak is through a fence. I believe the fence is the only thing that stops the protagonist from actually getting close to the person he wants to know more than anyone else. When he talks to Mangan's sister, she makes him feel bad so that he will go to the bazaar for her. When he gets there, he realizes that he is going there because he wants her to like him, but she just wants to use him. He turns around and stops before he goes too far into a false relationship.
