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An Analysis On "Araby" - Term Papers

An Analysis On "Araby"

There are many statements in the story “Araby” that are both
surprising and puzzling. The statement that perhaps gives us the most
insight into the narrator's thoughts and feelings is found at the end of
the story. “Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven
and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. (32)” By
breaking this statement into small pieces and key words, we can see it as a
summation of the story's major themes.
At this point in the story, many emotions are swirling about in the
narrator's head. His trip to the bazaar has been largely unsuccessful. He
was late arriving, was unable to find a gift for Mangan's sister, felt
scorned by ...

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and yet her name was like a
summons to my foolish blood. (4)” He feels ashamed and ridiculed by his
earlier inability to communicate with Mangan's sister. He sees how
distracted he was by his anticipation of the bazaar. He recalls that he “
had hardly any patience with the serious work of life. (12)” The narrator
is embarrassed by the time he had wasted, and the ease with which he became
distracted. The near total worthlessness of the bazaar at the time the
narrator arrives is an extreme example of vanity. Not only does the
narrator feel ridiculed by the vanity involved in this situation, he also
feels driven by it. The simple conversation he carries on with Mangan's
sister regarding the bazaar drives him to direct all his thoughts toward
the glory that will be the bazaar. A sort of irony can be found in the
fact that something that he devoted all his “waking and sleeping thoughts”
to could turn out so foolish and ridiculous.
The last sentence of the story contains four ...

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Added: 2/1/2004 08:39:38 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 615
Pages: 3

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