"Araby" 1914 James Joyce 1882-1941 The short story, "Araby", written in 1914, by James Joyce is about a very depressed and lonely boy who decides to go to an eastern-styled bazaar in hopes that it will ease his miserable life. ...

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Analyzing the Setting In James Joyce's "Araby" by Elizabeth Seegers James Joyce's story "Araby" takes place in the late 1800's toearly 1900's. ... The story moves into the characters home, then toa short ride in a traincar, and finally to the long awaited bazaar called "Araby". Joyce starts with this common setting to support his characters emotional feelings towards his idea of love of a neighbor girl. ... Joyce cleverly begins the revelation of what the actual bazaar is like and this setting shows the emotional realization of the boy. ...

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Much like Gabriel in James Joyce's in "The Dead", part of a series of stories in Dubliners. ... James Joyce uses snow to reflect his shield or detachment from the people around him. ... James Joyce has similar themes in his other Dubliner stories "Araby" and "Eveline". ... The young boy, in the story "Araby", realizes that his intense love for a mysterious girl was "driven and derided by vanity"(30). ... James Joyce had little faith in love. ...

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