"Araby"
Set in Dublin on North Richmond Street James Joyce writes of a dark and depressing place. At first read the story seems to be about one of a boy's first love, the boy is longing to seek the attention of a girl that he cannot seem to get out of his mind. As with most of the stories we are going to read in this class it is obvious that there is a deeper meaning with this story. Living on this "blind" street it seems the boy is lost and those around him, specifically his uncle and aunt, are to "blind" to see that he needs to find himself. Even though he tells his uncle and aunt he wants to go to the bazaar his uncle is late to come home because he went probably to a pub. Also, James Joyce refers to light in the story, either when a light is presence or when there is lack of light. It seems as if the boy is trapped in this dead end street and the girl is his light, his hope, his way out and his way of finding spirit and happiness in the world. Everyday he is consumed......
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