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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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  "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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  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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  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 3, 2008 at 06:17 AM

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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 06:43 PM

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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 11:46 PM

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  What is the significance of Araby in the story of the same name by James Joyce?

  Posted by dinesweri on Mar 26, 2008 at 05:17 AM

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  What irony if any is present in "Araby"?

  Posted by mlsalcido on Jul 24, 2007 at 07:33 AM

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