Araby, By James Joyce

In the story “Araby,” written by James Joyce from the book Dubliners. A teenager is in love with his friend’s sister, but he cannot express it. He goes on a quest to buy a gift for a girl that he lust for. Joyce uses three symbols to help readers understand his epiphany. The three symbols include the tree, a chalice, and the table/coins. In this short story “Araby,” the main character is questing a romance for Mangan’s sister. He is in love with Mangan’s sister, but he cannot seem to express it. Mangan’s sister is a direct allusion to the apples on the forbidden tree. Joyce states, “a wild garden … contained a central apple tree” (1017). This reference alludes to the Bible, God told Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree in the center of the