Sammy, Maggie, and the boy narrator of "Araby" personate three different adolescent points of views. The boy from "Araby" represents how an adolescent can act foolish over love. Maggie represents an adolescent scarred by a horrific experience. Finally, Sammy represents the adolescent that wants more.
             First, the boy from "Araby" represents what foolish things adolescents will do for love. It was the mighty power of love that blinded him. From the beginning of the story it is learned that he is in love with Mangan's sister: "Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance," (James Joyce, pg. 83). In addition, it was written: "Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand," (pg. 83). Love made him so weak that when he finally spoke to her he raced to some place, that he knew nothing about, to buy her a gift. Then, he blocked out reality and locked himself in his own realm. The author wrote:
             "What innumerable follies laid waste my waking and sleeping thoughts after that evening! I wished to annihilate the tedious intervening days. I chafed against the work of school. At night in my bedroom and by day in the classroom her image came between me and the page I strove to read," (pg. 84).
             Also, he kept pushing the envelope about going to Araby when his uncle came home late. He had to beg for a florin so he could be on his way to the mysterious Araby. Next, when he got to Araby, it was nothing of what he dreamed about. It was a rude awaking. Finally, at the moment of epiphany he realized that he became a possessed demon: "Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger," (pg.85). The boy then came full circle and realized what an idiot he was. The boy in "Araby" represents how foolish an adolescen...