A Book Report: “ Araby”
“Araby” is a short story written by James Joyce, published in his 1914 collection Dubliners.
In “Araby” James Joyce starts the story by adopting the first person point of view so as to give readers a n that they are a part of the story. “I社区妇联工作计划”凯美霖 , the narrator in the story, always reminds readers of their own adulthood. It helps us to recall our innocent and sweet love stories while we were at the age of the narrator’s. At the beginning of the story, the author describes the street where “I” lived as a cluded ,isolated and quiet place. As it is prented:
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The tting reveals the dreary and tedious life of Dublin. Mangan’s sister appears in the narrator堤怎么组词’s sight and lightens his gloomy life. Apart from that, when Mangan’s sister talked about the bazaar with “邯郸阳光集团I”英雄我 , it is the first as well as the only conversation between the two characters. 兰溪棹歌“I” acted as a brave knight who fight for his romantic and ideal lover and went to the bazaar—Araby. After an intolerable and unpleasant journey on the train, the narrator eventually came to the bazaar, but just turned out to be an disappointed place. He became angry and anguished. Even the readers feel sympathy for his suffering.
In fact, the “Araby” much ems like an mysterious and exotic part of the world. It merely exists in one’s imagination. Mangan’s sister is considered as a symbol of brightness, helping him escaping from the current tedious daily life, which unfortunately can only last for a short period. Everyone are bound to experience frustration when entering the adults’ world. A young, nsitive and innocent boy will grow to be mature and disillusioned.
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Works Cited
[1] Joyce, J (1914). Dubliners. London: Grant Richards.
