In the story “Araby” by James Joyce, a young teenager becomes infatuated with his friend's sister. An extravagant bazaar comes to town and the teenager starts watching it through a telescope which reflects the idea of romance. Joyce manages to tell a story full of innocence and self-discovery through intricate detail, imagery, tone, and settings that depict emotional events within young people from beginning to end. “Araby” is the story of a youthful love that does not flourish as the heart would like, on the contrary it is naive and impossible. It is an overwhelming experience that awakens the speaker from his confusion. The story is actually more than that though; it is the story of a bittersweet memory painted vividly through a specific decoration chosen to illuminate the experience of first love, step by step. By writing the story from the first-person point of view, James Joyce lets the reader into the speakers' innermost thoughts through a limited omniscient point of view. This is crucial to the story and to the reader's understanding of the story because the speaker's tone and mood come out clearer and become more recognizable. As the boy experiences his first big crush, his complete obliviousness to what will be accomplished next is endearing and innocent to readers. Although the speaker is very innocent and cannot see beyond his dreams and into the reality of the situation, since his feelings are quite common and insignificant, what he feels is real. The boy tends to magnify every little detail intricately and although he may have unrealistic wishes and desires from which he still gets great satisfaction. Joyce writes about the seemingly unimportant details of the story that in reality... middle of paper... the research cannot really be accomplished. This leads to the speaker's disappointment. All his hopes are dashed when he realizes that his adolescent youth has no power. The bazaar and the girl are simply unattainable. He's just a kid who has nothing to offer her. James Joyce describes his emotional state here as "vain" and "anguished." his friend's sister, the reality is that she is just another little girl, just like the girl who served him at the bazaar stand. When he realizes that his crush is not a sacred symbol but rather a common one, he wonders why his crush would want to be with him or, for that matter, have anything to do with him? The speaker is brought to his moment, to his epiphany.
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