Nihilism In Araby

This description alone is enough to warrant some type of worry about the boy. He describes the girls that walk in, as if he has never laid his eyes on a girl before in his life. He does this throughout the story. He follows each of their movement and never takes his eyes off of them. He like the boy in Araby just totally disregards everything except for the three females in the store. Now before I go judging the protagonist for his action, I will first admit I am guilty of staring at attractive females at work, but I look once and then get back to work. But why does him ogling three woman make him a nihilist and what similarities does he have with our character in Araby?

Well like the character in Araby, he is giving his full and undivided attention to a girl who he does not know has any feeling for him. He is putting himself at risk for something externally, not internally. Meaning when he felt the need to protest against his bosses rules, it was not him protesting, it was his own selfish inhibitions. He did not believe in any of the words he said, he was merely just trying to create a chance with one of the female he saw in the store. This to me is beyond weak, it is somewhat despicable. Like …show more content…
Unlike the boy in Araby he did not wither away in his own self loathing, he just took it. In the story of Araby the ending for me was not enough, being a passive nihilist who is just waiting to die is not good enough. But not caring for what happens to you, or just floating around till the next Goddess comes is not good enough either. I myself can identify with both boys in the story, not only with females, but with my religion, my family and my overall existence. The difference with me and the character in the book is that I am a active nihilist. I understand that my life is meaningless and that on a cosmic scale, I am as significant as a grain of sand on a beach, but I am ok with this, in fact, I laugh about