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Biblical Allusions In Araby

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The short story, “Araby,” contains many biblical allusions. The narrator tells the readers that he lives in a house that was formerly owned by a priest. There was an apple tree in the middle of the garden. The apple tree resembles the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. Also, Joyce writes about ashpits in the garden. In the bible, there is a phrase that says “ashes to ashes.” This means that people are born from ashes and turn into ashes when they die. The ashes in the garden symbolize the death of the narrator’s innocence. The girl in the story caused the boy to lose his innocence. She represents Satan, who had tempted Eve into eating the forbidden fruit, but she could also represent Eve, and the narrator can represent
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