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Araby By James Joyce

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In James Joyce’s short story “Araby” the narrator never was given a name. He was a young boy who lived in a house where a priest recently died, as he went through the house he noticed how stale and gloomy the environment was due to no one living there for a long period of time, he uses distinct details and vivid descriptions to portray the image of sights and objects which show the significance of the house, such as how his books were left behind, and the bicycle pump that he found in the backyard near the bushes and apple tree. The author continues to describe his experiences outside as a young boy where he had demands to come inside the house when the streets lights came on. But of course, he broke the rules and continued to stay outside
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