Araby

The narrator in "Araby," a young boy with a crush on Mangan's sister, dreams of buying her a gift from the bazaar to escape his mundane Dublin life. However, he arrives late at the bazaar, finds most...

The conversation at the bazaar stall in "Araby" involves a young woman casually bantering with two men, ignoring the protagonist. This interaction is crucial as it leads to the boy's epiphany that...

James Joyce's "Araby" can be analyzed through a Marxist lens by examining themes of alienation and class struggle. The protagonist's disillusionment at the bazaar reflects Marxist concepts of...

Details from "Araby" that provide clues that the boy might end up being disappointed by his evening at the bazaar pile up at the end. The uncle who promised money for the bazaar comes home very late,...

Mangan's sister suggests that the narrator go to Araby in "Araby." She would love to go herself, but she cannot, because she has to go on a religious retreat. The narrator has romantic feelings for...

A paradox in "Araby" is the contrast between the boy's romanticized expectations of the bazaar and the disappointing reality he encounters. He imagines Araby as a magical place but finds it mundane...

In Joyce's story, "Araby" is a bazaar that appears exotic and exciting to the characters. The protagonist, a young boy enamored with Mangan's sister, promises to bring her something from the bazaar....