![]() He does not explain anything and leaves somethings as a mystery. He storms out feeling angry with himself for what he realizes is a fool’s errand, for his stupidity and pride-one of those coming-of-age moments in a young man’s life. He notices the accents of the girl and two men are English. Deflated, he stares at a stall with jars and things and the girl who he’d heard talking with two men asks him if he wants to buy something. Once inside, most of the stalls are now closed. He’s been given a florin (two shillings-about twenty-five cents in today’s money) and spends most of it on the train fare and a shilling to get in. Joyce describes the lonely train journey to the bazaar. His aunt persuades him to give him the money and let him go. Frustratingly, his uncle comes home late that Saturday evening and has forgotten about his promise. He counts the hours until he can go after getting permission from his aunt and promise of money from his uncle. ![]() He now has a mission and a reason to get closer to her. Thrilled, the boy tells her he is going and will bring her something back. She tells him she would love to go the Araby market on Saturday, but she has to go to a church meeting. Joyce describes the light on her body and her petticoat. Eventually the girl speaks to him under the lamp light. This story is relevant to all of us at that age as boys and girls who become smitten. He sits by the parlor window staring at her door across the street. He is obsessed with her and she fills his thoughts for every moment, at school, at home. Doran stands to lose everything.ĪRABY is one of my favorites and tells the story of a boy who falls for the girl across the street, the sister of a friend. No man would be allowed to abuse her hospitality and get away with it under her own roof. Madam will deal with matters of emotion ‘like a cleaver to meat’, as Joyce delicately puts it, especially where her daughter’s honor is at stake. Doran-a man with a fairly good job-a decent catch. Polly starts a dalliance with one of the boarders-thirty-five-year-old, Mr. This covers the life of the boarding house owner, Mrs. There are fifteen stories but I will refer to just three. But all the stories have a streak of sadness and harsh reality of those years before World War I, so your dreams may not be so sweet. Just the ticket for those who want a brief read before turning out the light, perhaps. This book is a series of vignettes, snapshots or sketches. I would like to learn the art of short story writing and Joyce is the master. It’s astonishing to think he was 22 years old when he’d completed these stories. This is a good start for anyone thinking of reading real literature. Just finished The Dubliners by James Joyce.
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