"Araby"
1) Summary:
This short story is about a boy (narrator) who is attracted to his friend's
sister, she is also his neighbor. Narrator is a boy who has probably just started his
puberty. He lived in a Christian neighborhood, some of his friends lived in the same
neighborhood. One of his friends lived right across the street from him, and he had
a sister about his age. He was in love with her, and waited everyday to catch a
glimpse of her. As he said, "Every morning I lay on the floor in the front parlor
watching her door." (431). One day he went to the room where his former tenant
has died. Still thinking about her, as if he had a dream, She appeared and told him
that he should go to Araby. She told him that she could not go because of retreat at
her convent. He promised her that he will go. He told his uncle that he want to go
there and though amazed his uncle said yes. On Sunday, the day of the Araby, he
could not wait for his uncle to get home. But his uncle was late, still he gave narrator
money to go to Araby. Narrator was excited, and made to the bazaar as soon as he
could. But when he got there bazaar was almost closed. There was hardly anything
open. A few stalls that were open were about to be close. He went to one stall but did
not see anything he liked. Shortly after they announced the closing and shut off
the lights. "I heard a voice call from one end of the gallery that the light was out."
(433). Now standing almost in darkness, narrator felt real angry because he went
through all this trouble for mere beauty.
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