Araby | Social Sensitivity
While Dublin has seen change since the turn of the twentieth century when Joyce wrote "Araby," many of the conditions present then remain today. In 1904, all of Ireland was under British control, which the Irish resented bitterly. The nationalist group, Sinn Fein (part of which later became the Irish Republican Army—the IRA), had not yet formed, but Irish politics were nonetheless vibrant and controversial. The question of Irish independence from Britain was one of primary importance to every citizen.
Ireland's major religion, Roman Catholicism, dominated Irish culture. Many families...
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