"A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures." (469) This passage, which occurs at the beginning of the story, describes the distinct point of view of the narrator. ... This passage makes it apparent to the reader that she is not getting any better; she may be even getting worse, which becomes apparent in later lines when she talks of herself laying on the bed and trying to follow th...

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This is not to say that Charles was the most interesting, or romantic man in the husband drawer. ... Of course, she didn't make it audibly known that she wanted a romantic, beautiful, flowery, smooth living type of life, but she pursued this whenever she saw an opportunity. ... Emma was reading these books that contained the romantic themes that she loved so much way before she even met Charles. ... " This passage is explaining how the outside world and Emma's inside world are very unbalanced. ...

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In general, both characters go through at an early age what one would say is a "rite of passage" or some sort of transformative experience in which their "youthful fantasy bubbles" are popped, thus forcing them to deal with reality, and leaving their naive thinking behind them. ... In the story, James Joyce suggests the romantic inclination belongs to the world of the youthful, not the old, and it's doomed to fail in a world flawed by materialism, and a lack of beauty. ... Both "Araby" and "Where are you going, where have you been" can be relatable ...

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