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  What is the significance of the title "Araby"?

  Posted by tupur on Oct 10, 2009 at 10:30 AM

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  How is "weather" and "time" related to the story Araby and its structuralism?

  Posted by mehria on Oct 6, 2009 at 10:21 PM

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  What are the impressionistic images in "Araby" by James Joyce?

  Posted by corina10 on Oct 1, 2009 at 12:14 PM

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  what is the plot of araby?  what are the conflicts of the protagonist?  man vs...

  Posted by amandafoster on Sep 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM

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  How would you characterize the narrator's feeling for Mangan's sister? Why does he want to buy her a present at the bazaar?

  Posted by reasha2011 on Sep 22, 2009 at 08:28 PM

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  What is lost in 'Araby'?

  Posted by shabooya12 on Sep 20, 2009 at 11:59 AM

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  How about the protagonist in Joyce's "Araby"?

  Posted by natybrasil on Sep 17, 2009 at 01:29 PM

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  How does James Joyce juxtaposes the images of darkness and light in "Araby" and what is the significance of his contrast?

  Posted by fawzeyah on Sep 13, 2009 at 11:18 PM

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  Do you see any irony in "Araby"?

  Posted by yarblo on Sep 10, 2009 at 05:09 AM

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  What kind of society does the story "Araby" reflect?

  Posted by sagar2009 on Aug 10, 2009 at 09:10 PM

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  What does the fence symbolize in Joyce's "Araby"?

  Posted by majormiles on Jul 26, 2009 at 12:12 PM

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  In "Araby," what causes the sudden shift in the narrator from joy to grief at the end of the story?

  Posted by awth26 on Jul 21, 2009 at 08:45 PM

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  What are the conflicts of the main character in the story "Araby"?

  Posted by gmarkmendoza on Jul 18, 2009 at 12:30 AM

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  Through a study of the techniques of characterization, what conflicts are raised and how are they resolved in the fiction story "Araby"?

  Posted by galindocg on Jul 14, 2009 at 03:37 AM

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   Where is the "epiphany" in James Joyce's "Araby"?

  Posted by rio3v on May 25, 2009 at 10:17 AM

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  What are the elements of characterization applied in "Araby"?

  Posted by samar22 on May 14, 2009 at 02:41 AM

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  In Joyce's story, what is "Araby" and who takes the boy there?

  Posted by sallyclark2008 on Apr 23, 2009 at 02:36 PM

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  In the story of the same name, what connotations does the word "Araby" have for the narrator?

  Posted by khaezzy on Mar 12, 2009 at 07:20 AM

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  What is Mangans's sister's role in the story "Araby", and how does she affect the narrator?

  Posted by ajskd on Feb 26, 2009 at 06:37 PM

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  "I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes." What is the significance of this quote from Araby? 

  Posted by elephante on Feb 26, 2009 at 02:26 PM

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  What is the point of view in Araby?

  Posted by suszann on Feb 26, 2009 at 01:46 PM

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  Interpret the closing passage in "Araby."

  Posted by sampss20 on Feb 7, 2009 at 12:31 AM

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  Who are the characters in "Araby"?

  Posted by al-ghamdi on Feb 5, 2009 at 10:04 AM

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  Comments on the ending of "Araby"-- from "Remembering with difficulty why I had come.." to the end?

  Posted by xoxkarenn on Feb 3, 2009 at 05:43 PM

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  What does "the Araby" symbolize to Sammy? 

  Posted by meggie457 on Feb 2, 2009 at 10:57 AM

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  Why does the protagonist in "Araby" feel "driven and derided by vanity?"

  Posted by meggie457 on Jan 30, 2009 at 03:30 PM

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  In "Araby," what does the narrator's neighborhood symbolize?

  Posted by raygray on Jan 30, 2009 at 03:23 PM

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  In "Araby," what does the bazaar called Araby symbolize to the protagonist? What is he trying to achieve?

  Posted by raygray on Jan 29, 2009 at 02:54 PM

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  In "Araby," who is the protagonist? What is he striving to achieve and why?

  Posted by rokkit62 on Jan 29, 2009 at 12:23 PM

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  In the short story of ''Araby'' why does the young boy and Mangan's sister not have a name?

  Posted by ahmet genc on Jan 14, 2009 at 03:53 AM

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  What is the setting of "Araby"?

  Posted by zahma on Dec 2, 2008 at 01:02 PM

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  In "Araby," how can we relate the use of word "blind" for a dead end street to the boy's situation as expressed at the end of the story ?

  Posted by pria on Nov 7, 2008 at 08:00 PM

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  Why is Mangan's sister viewed as a symbol of Ireland in "Araby"?

  Posted by anela on Oct 21, 2008 at 06:55 PM

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  What are some examples of realism in "Araby"?

  Posted by kylie201 on Oct 19, 2008 at 01:52 PM

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  What are some examples of naturalism in "Araby"?

  Posted by edward101 on Oct 16, 2008 at 06:19 PM

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  What are some general allusions in "Araby"?

  Posted by kylie201 on Oct 15, 2008 at 07:31 PM

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  "Araby" begins and ends with references to blindness and darkness. How do these images pull the story together?

  Posted by chino0529 on Sep 23, 2008 at 02:24 PM

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  In "Araby," how does the distance of the narrator in the story serve to explain the narrator's harsh judgments on himself?

  Posted by judythatsme on Sep 16, 2008 at 02:47 PM

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  What exactly is the "epiphany" in "Araby"

  Posted by mary37 on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:20 PM

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  In "Araby," what is the  importance of "yellowed pages"? How  do they relate to the  story?

  Posted by mary37 on Aug 26, 2008 at 05:39 PM

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  In "Araby", Mangan's sister stands behind a fence. What does the fence symbolize?

  Posted by stressmaniac on Aug 21, 2008 at 09:28 AM

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  Are there any biblical references or allusions in "Araby"? If so, what are they?

  Posted by froot-loops on Aug 12, 2008 at 02:50 PM

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  How does the setting progress the story, "Araby"?

  Posted by twalk008 on Aug 1, 2008 at 02:51 AM

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  Does the poem "The Arab's Farewell To His Horse" by Caroline Norton shed more light on the story "Araby" by James Joyce?

  Posted by caresskaress on Jul 2, 2008 at 11:17 PM

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  In the story, "Araby", in what sense is it an initiation story, and what is the protagonist initiated into?

  Posted by paryssb on Jun 30, 2008 at 11:43 AM

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  What is "Araby"? The speaker says it cast an eastern enchantment over him. What does this mean?

  Posted by lab on Jun 15, 2008 at 04:46 PM

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  What happens at the end of "Araby" when the boy is at the bazaar?

  Posted by xo4amanda7ox on May 14, 2008 at 01:02 PM

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  What is the significance of time and memory in "Araby"?

  Posted by babykohi on Apr 28, 2008 at 07:08 PM

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  How does the author's writing of "Araby" fit in the modern world era of writing?

  Posted by babydollvaldez on Apr 8, 2008 at 08:57 PM

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  What words and phrases provide religous symbolism in the short story, "Araby"?

  Posted by armychick134 on Apr 3, 2008 at 05:34 AM