Araby
When reading the story of “Araby” it is easy to notice the struggles of the times in Ireland. From the way Joyce describes the main character it is clear that he knows what it is like to grow up in those conditions. Where these conditions identical though and did he use himself as the narrator? When reading “Araby” it is hard not to ask these questions, because Joyce uses such specific imagery and certain characteristics within his characters to show these things so clearly. These events that form “Araby” make it a twisted love story with even greater twists inside the story. The narrator keeps the reader tagging along to find out more and then just ends the story with a slight epiphany, with no real answers, and a sense of failure. Are these pessimistic solutions in consistency with the author’s life and attitudes? The complexity of the narrator in “Araby” can be attributed to his connection to his author, James Joyce.
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