1. The narrator seems to be a young boy that is about ten years old. In the story he says, “the cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed” (Joyce, 322). This sentence in the story makes me guess the narrator’s age because kids that are around the age of ten are the ones always playing outside. During this age parents give their kids some freedom to go play outside with their friends until it gets dark outside.
2. I would characterize the boy’s relationship with the girl as them being acquaintances. The reason why I characterize it as this is because of what the boy said, “I had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood” (Joyce, 322). This proves that they barely know each other so they may just say “hi” or “how are you” when they see each other somewhere. It also seems like the boy has a crush on the girl as he admires her secretly. The boy says, “every morning I lay on the floor in the …show more content…
The girl’s name is unknown throughout the whole story, the only thing that we are told is that she is Mangan’s sister.
4. The bazaar, Araby as according to the book is defined as “a charity bazaar billed as a ‘Grand Oriental Fete’” (Joyce 323). It is significant because on the topic of the bazaar the narrator and Mangan’s sister have their first real conversation. She asks the narrator if he was going as she wishes to go but is unable to attend due to a retreat. The narrator promised her that if he was to attend it he would bring something back for her.
5. The relationship between England and Ireland seems to be that England is higher up compared to Ireland. The way it is revealed in the story is when the young lady that works at the bazaar comes over and asks the narrator if he wants buy anything. The narrator says, “the tone of her voice was not encouraging; she seemed to have spoken to me out of a sense of duty” (Joyce, 326). It seems like this situation was handled in an unpleasant and rude
2. I would characterize the boy’s relationship with the girl as them being acquaintances. The reason why I characterize it as this is because of what the boy said, “I had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood” (Joyce, 322). This proves that they barely know each other so they may just say “hi” or “how are you” when they see each other somewhere. It also seems like the boy has a crush on the girl as he admires her secretly. The boy says, “every morning I lay on the floor in the …show more content…
The girl’s name is unknown throughout the whole story, the only thing that we are told is that she is Mangan’s sister.
4. The bazaar, Araby as according to the book is defined as “a charity bazaar billed as a ‘Grand Oriental Fete’” (Joyce 323). It is significant because on the topic of the bazaar the narrator and Mangan’s sister have their first real conversation. She asks the narrator if he was going as she wishes to go but is unable to attend due to a retreat. The narrator promised her that if he was to attend it he would bring something back for her.
5. The relationship between England and Ireland seems to be that England is higher up compared to Ireland. The way it is revealed in the story is when the young lady that works at the bazaar comes over and asks the narrator if he wants buy anything. The narrator says, “the tone of her voice was not encouraging; she seemed to have spoken to me out of a sense of duty” (Joyce, 326). It seems like this situation was handled in an unpleasant and rude