Towards the end of his quest at Araby, he discovers the difference between his dream world and actuality, sending him a crushing blow of reality. ... A good part of the story deals with the boy's infatuation with Mangan's sister. ... His false love for the girl has taken over reality. ... The boy has withdrawn from reality and is under a spell of infatuation that says no mind to anything but his fixation on the girl. ... At the bazaar, love is represented as an empty, passing flirtation. ...

• Word Count: 784
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It examines how a boy's infatuation with a girl is shattered when he sees what she is really like. ... The main plot involves how a young boy overcomes a crush on his friend's sister. ... Joyce's usage of the methods of fictional writing in the story of "Araby" makes it easier to interpret a young boy's blind love. ...

• Word Count: 422
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Maternal love and all the grief from losing loved ones were to be an attribute to the writing proficiency of this literary artist. ... The story some proclaim contributed to Chopin's early success was "Desiree's Baby- in this story she mixed many feminist emotions from maternal love, to a wife's love and devotion to her estranged husband. ... The concept of young Armand falling instantly in love after seeing Desiree standing by the gate is a bit suspicious and sounds more like infatuation. ... This demented individuals main goal was to crush the soul of Desiree and to punish God...

• Word Count: 1926
• Approx Pages: 8