What Does Araby Have An Impact On The Dubliners

Maya Angelou once said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” I often find that quote to be precisely true. “Araby” is a section of the book “The Dubliners”, which are all created by James Joyce. This story’s main focus is on something that I feel is pretty common nowadays: young love. It’s about a young boy that has an infatuation with his friend’s sister. He obsesses over her, and he watches her every move. The only problem is the girl isn’t aware of his feelings because the young boy hasn’t expressed his feelings to her. It is said that James Joyce wrote this story based on his personal life experiences.

Throughout the story, there were many relatable parts/scenes. One of the parts that were relatable was when the boy told the girl that he would get her something from the bazaar, but was disappointed when it didn’t work out in his favor. I would describe the boy as a naïve person because I think that at that moment if the girl would’ve asked him for anything at all, he would’ve agreed no questions asked. When she was on his mind, everything else was irrelevant to him. It was as though
Well, it certainly made me view things from a different perspective. I always thought if the person liked someone, why not just be open and express your feelings? But then again, there’s a sense of rejection and pride. The boy in the story had constant battles with himself because he knew that he would never be able to express his feelings for the girl to her face. It made me slightly agitated at times because it was like he was really in love with the girl, just from a distance. Like why not just confess your feelings? Sure, you may get rejected, but at least you won’t have any regrets about the situation. You did what you were originally supposed to do. Not to mention, the person can never say that they weren’t aware of your