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Short stories about love
Alienation and initiation are two important themes in cotemporary short fiction. Literature exists through experience, and, more often than not, the protagonist of the story represents the society we live in and the experiences of every man. Particularly, in modern fiction, the adolescent hero and his struggles to embrace adulthood has been a major theme. Most stories having an adolescent protagonist portray the coming of age or the initiation of the young hero. This essay is an attempt to compare the portrayal of the experience of initiation of two such protagonists, from the ...

In classic literature, there can be many subtle messages the reader misses. Authors are often notorious for inserting messages into their writing like this. Metaphors and other hidden meanings give the writing more weight and depth. “Araby” and “The Dead” from James Joyces’ Dubiners and Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse are no exception. They appear blatantly clear on the surface, but upon closer examination, they reveal issues of the mundane, the power hungry, and painful growth.
James Joyces’ “Araby,” the narrator becomes infatuated with a young girl only known as Mangan’s sister. He watches her every day. ...

In the story Araby, a boy develops a crush on a girl. He tells her he will bring her something back from the town bazaar. He arrives as it is closing and lacks enough money to buy something nice. He realizes that his view of the girl was a fantasy. The setting is described through imagery which highlights the conflict between the boy’s idealized view of the girl and the real person.
The first contrasting images are light vs. darkness. The boy uses darkness to hide. On the first page, the narrator states "If my uncle was seen turning the corner, ...

Analysis of James Joyce’s “Araby”

James Joyce’s “Araby” is a part of a collection of stories called the “Dubliners”. These stories looked into the hearts, homes, and minds of the people who are connected by the spirit of Dublin, the home of the writer. “Araby” is one of the sort stories in the collection Dubliners, published in 1914. Although Joyce wrote the stories many years before, the stories included events and characters that were quite similar to the actual people and places in Dublin at the time. This led to the issue of libel arising from the strong similarities that existed between the fictitious people in ...

"Araby" can be said to be a complex short story written by Joyce as a reflection of the life of a young boy growing up in Dublin city. The narrator, a boy, is not named, and Joyce, the author, uses him as the first person; though the narrator appears to be more mature than the boy referred in the short story. Araby, focuses on fantasy and escape; revolving around despair, darkness as well as enlightenment. The story is retrospective of Joyce's life and looks back of his past life as well as his constant struggles (Smith 10).
This story, Araby, involves a couple ...

Araby and titanic bear some similarities but also bear differences. Araby is a narrative of a man remembering his youthful experiences and his fascination with his friend’s sister who is older than him. The narrator develops strong feelings for the girl but is unable to gather courage to express his feelings to her. The girl speaks to him about an upcoming bazaar and which she is unable to attend due to her commitment to a school retreat. The boy promises to attend the bazaar and bring a gift for her. He becomes obsessed with her often dreaming about winning the girl’s affection ...

Coming of age and making the transition from child to man is one of the most difficult experiences a person ever lives through. One of the hardest elements about this is that it is the first major change. There is no former frame of reference to look back on. There is no concept that the smallest of errors will not have lifelong consequences. There also is no understanding of how thoughts, whether acted upon or not indirectly shape our actions.
Araby by James Joyce and Nobody Said Anything by Raymond Carver both address that transition, and the attendant feelings ...

György Lukács, the controversial Marxist literary historian and philosopher, proposed that as far as the context of literature is concerned, it reflects the condition of social life (Lukacs). Therefore, rather than appreciate a literary work from its aesthetic values, we can appreciate more from this perspective. Moreover, we cannot separate the process through which a literary work is created from the actual condition and environment of its creation. When it comes to literary works, they are greatly influenced by the socio-economic condition. In this case, authors would reflect this condition in their works. One such literary work that we ...

“Araby” by James Joyce and “Death in the woods” by Sherwood Anderson are short stories that are written by different writers. However, there are some common and different features that are applicable to both works. Both of the works are similar in their genre and focus on the female character, but on the other hand, they are very different from each other in themes.
Short stories “Araby” and “Death in the woods” are very similar in the way they are structured. Both authors are using a male narrator for their stories. The stories are told from the first person ...

“Araby” and “A&P” are two short stories written by two well-known writers – James Joice and John Updike respectively. Despite of being created in quite different times and countries, these two stories are very similar as per their plots and characters.
In both stories two young boys live quite tedious lives in their little towns. In “Araby” the boy living with his aunt and uncle describes his town as being sombre and dull with imperturbable houses and half-ruined livings. Everything in this description shows the boy’s negative attitude toward this town since a no positive word is used for ...

“Araby” is a short story written by James Joyce. In it the author explores a number of themes such as the difference between fantasy and reality, the process of maturing and desolation. However, one of the most significant themes of the story is the theme of love. It is mainly revealed through the narrator and his love for Mangan's sister. Throughout the story the protagonist was ready to do anything in order to please his beloved. On the example of the narrator Joyce shows how powerful love can be.
Furthermore, the theme of power of love is also revealed ...

Many people agree that the period of chivalry was probably the most interesting and fascinating. The word chivalry is mainly associated with knights and is usually described as institution of knighthood. It is also believed that chivalry presupposes such traits as courtesy, valor and generosity. It also presupposes helping the weak (such as women and children). It is clear that nowadays the concept of chivalry has become archaic. However, its examples may be still found in fiction and in modern life. For example, William Faulkner in his work “A Rose for Emily” and James Joyce in his work “Araby” ...

In his book Dubliners, James Joyce included fifteen short stories, which were originally aimed to depict the reality and naturalism of the Irish middle class life in Dublin and its suburbs in the beginning of the 20^th century. Not only did James manage to depict the actual life of its protagonists, but he also managed to show the variety of colours of that life, catching reader’s attention, at the same time shocking him. The stories were actually written when Irish nationalism was in full swing. These were the days when people were searching for national ...

The plot of the story is as follows. The opening exposition is deceiving, because it makes it seem as if the story will be a cheerful one about a party. The party is set for Miss Morkan’s annual dance. The setting of the story begins with everyday gossip, frivolity, and the anxiety of waiting for Gabriel Conroy and his wife to arrive. As the narrator says, “they had every reason to be fussy on such a night.” Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, is afraid Freddy Malins will turn up at the dance drunk. Gabriel is a young man, slightly unsure of himself, ...

The classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the life of Nick and Jay Gatsby in their pursuit to live life in the fast lane. Gatsby had eyes on Nick’s cousin, Daisy since the teenage years but lacked ways in which he would approach her. However, their future together does not come true because Daisy finds love in another man and marries him. Their marriage is on a rocky climb, and she rekindles her affair with Gatsby behind her husband’s back. All goes well till the husband knows of the secret affair and aims to end it ...

These boys in both stories searching for self-fulfillment by avoiding cases of laziness in their day to day activities of their lives. In both stories, the boys are seen to be restless and ever in the mood to work hard and engages in various activities so as to avoid instances of laziness and procrastination or waste of time in their lives. The boys are seen participating in risky activities and adventurous places due to high levels of curiosity. These boys went to various places in order to satisfy their needs in relation to various activities of their lives. These ...

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“What Love is,” was the most searched phrase on Google in the year 2012. It indeed is a feeling, like hunger, thirst. Love is an emotional need than a physical thus it is difficult to quantify it and say how much would be enough and how much will be more. Love is believed to be a tool that humanity thrives on a feeling of security, support, and most importantly the want to live life. It can be in most cases auspicious and can induce positive human behavior but then it has many negative aspects as well. People lose control on their ...