Learning Journal 1 - The analysis of Araby by James Joyce PDF

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The analysis of Araby by James Joyce The story of Araby by James Joyce is a narration of a certain boy’s incident from North Richmond Street. His name is not mentioned at all. Perhaps he was an orphan. He was being raised by his uncle and aunt who were less caring and less loving. The boy was developing from childhood to adulthood and it shows that he was the first one among his peers to start romance. Then he felt a girl who is not mentioned too but she was a sister to his friend. His feel for that girl left the boy in the wilderness of imaginations; “I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes. Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. My eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into my bosom” (Joyce, 2000). When he proposed to her by asking her to go to Araby, the girl denied. In her words, the girl told him that she was supposed to go to the convent, which means she was going to be a nun. However, this did not stop the boy from trying to impress that girl and he bought a presence from Araby. According to Joyce (2000), at last the boy painfully realized his foolishness in trying to impress the girl who neither got interested in him nor wanted to fall in love with any man.

Reference: Joyce, J. (2000). Araby. The Literature Network. http://www.online-literature.com/james_joyce/954/...