The Narrator's Point Of View In Araby

The first-person point of view in “Araby” means that readers see everything through the eyes of the narrator, and the narrator is unnamed. When the narrator first describes Mangan’s sister, he says that “her figure is defined by the light from the half-opened door.”(243). In other words, she is light from behind, giving her an unearthly glow like an angel and a pretty girl down the street becomes a substitute for the Mother of God being such as the Virgin Mary. The narrator chooses the first person point of view because the narrator is the main character, independent and describes the series of boyhood incidents leading up to his memory that he had deceived himself with foolish desire. If the narrator is confused about his feelings, then it