The short story, Araby written by James Joyce, is about a young boy who develops a liking for a young girl who happens to be his friend, Mangan’s sister. The author begins the story by introducing the main character and his secret liking for the girl, who barely talks to him. Fortunately, one day, the girl talks to him about not being able to make it to Araby, a splendid bazaar. The boy decides to travel to the bazaar, just to buy the girl something. The young boy faces many obstacles, like being insulted by his uncle, not having enough money and being late prior to buying her a gift, which he ends up not buying.
The story takes place during winter on North Richmond Street in Dublin. The atmosphere is described to be dark, gloomy and frightening. …show more content…
He describes the girl as the light in his life.
The main characters’ are the young boy, who is the main protagonist and antagonist, his aunt, his uncle and Mangan’s sister. The dreary style of writing portrays the young boy to be the protagonist, as well as the antagonist because he has an internal conflict with himself as he has a hard time understanding himself and the surrounding world. The story is written in the first person perspective, about the young boy, which aides in convincing the attentive readers to picture the voice of a naïve young boy. The main figures of speech used in the story are simile, imagery, metaphor, irony, and personification.
The author’s intent was to convey a story about the young boy’s adolescence days. In the beginning of the story, the author includes many milestones, like the boy playing with his friends, going to the market with his aunt, carrying parcels and doing activities little kids did growing up. Then as the story progresses, he stops all those activities and grows into a confused and lost little adolescent. The author also talks about the boy experiencing positive and negative feelings, from teenage love to isolation in the society he resides in. These are all of the major events that typically occur in a teenage boy’s
The story takes place during winter on North Richmond Street in Dublin. The atmosphere is described to be dark, gloomy and frightening. …show more content…
He describes the girl as the light in his life.
The main characters’ are the young boy, who is the main protagonist and antagonist, his aunt, his uncle and Mangan’s sister. The dreary style of writing portrays the young boy to be the protagonist, as well as the antagonist because he has an internal conflict with himself as he has a hard time understanding himself and the surrounding world. The story is written in the first person perspective, about the young boy, which aides in convincing the attentive readers to picture the voice of a naïve young boy. The main figures of speech used in the story are simile, imagery, metaphor, irony, and personification.
The author’s intent was to convey a story about the young boy’s adolescence days. In the beginning of the story, the author includes many milestones, like the boy playing with his friends, going to the market with his aunt, carrying parcels and doing activities little kids did growing up. Then as the story progresses, he stops all those activities and grows into a confused and lost little adolescent. The author also talks about the boy experiencing positive and negative feelings, from teenage love to isolation in the society he resides in. These are all of the major events that typically occur in a teenage boy’s