The central paradox of the story is the contrast between
the boy's dreams of going to what imagines to be a fantastical place, the bazaar named
Araby, and the reality of what Araby is actually like. The young boy who is the first
person narrator of the story is in love with his friend Mangan's sister. She is older
and the young boy adores her with a single-minded devotion. When she asks if he is
going to Araby, he says yes and he promises to bring something back for her. His mind
immediately creates something of Araby that it probably can't deliver. He says that "my
soul luxuriated and cast an Eastern enchantment over me." He is clearly building up
very big expectations. Because he delayed in going to the bazaar he doesn't arrive
until the very end of the day when things are winding down and "nearly all the stalls
were closed. I recognized the silence like that which pervades a church after a
service." He is too late to truly experience the bazaar and what is left to experience
is a huge let-down. The one shop that is open has a disinterested shopkeeper, and he
realizes the he has failed in his quest to find the perfect thing for the girl he
loves. He is paradoxially very alone, yet around others in the bazaar. The story ends
with his observation that "I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; my
eyes burned with anguish and anger." The young boy grew up in that moment. He came to
Araby and naive youngster, but leaves a young man who recognizes the harsh reality of
life. He is paradoxically both at the same time.
Friday, September 18, 2015
Please give me an example of a paradox in this short story, "Araby" by James Joyce?
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