1. Identify and analyze the various religious symbols present in the story.

2. In "Araby," the narrator transitions from innocence to experience through his epiphany. By the end of the story, what has he come to understand?

3. What is the importance of the English accents that the boy overhears at the bazaar?

4. Joyce mentioned that in Dubliners, he aimed "to write a chapter of the moral history" of Ireland, as Dublin appeared to him as the "centre of paralysis." What do you think he meant by this statement? If you were to write a chapter of your country's moral history, which city would you select as the focal point? Why?

5. Discuss Joyce's use of first-person narration in "Araby." Does the narrator indicate in any way how much time has elapsed since the events described in the story?

6. Analyze the scene where the narrator describes going to the market with his aunt. How does this short passage further develop the themes of the story?