consumed until they take over the senses and drive the spirit to the edge of feeling. Then‚ they hurl their owners into despair‚ for fantasy‚ in the very end‚ will slam into the harsh wall of reality‚ and dissolve‚ causing despair. In James Joyce ’s Dubliners‚ this particular theme: escape from reality through fantasy ultimately resulting in despair‚ is the major theme in Araby‚ the third story of the collection. In this paper‚ I hope to examine this theme closely and attempt to explain: * The reasons
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Araby Notes and Questions "Araby" "Araby‚" like much of Joyce’s work‚ is a fictionalized‚ autobiographical story. On May 14‚1894‚ a five-day charity bazaar called Araby opened in Dublin. The name alludes to Arabia where open-air shops and rows of peddler carts lined the streets in an exciting cacophony. For children living in Dublin‚ Arabia enjoyed a mythical‚ mysterious aura. It was a far away place rich with exotic treasures‚ much different from damp and dreary Dublin. Joyce was twelve
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Cited: Joyce‚ J. (1916). Dubliners : The Little Cloud (pp. 71-88). N.p.: Orange Street Press. Joyce‚ J. (1916). Dubliners : Counterparts (pp. 89-102). N.p.: Orange Street Press.
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Bibliography: Ingersoll‚ E (1996). Engendered Trope in Joyce ’s Dubliner‚ Carbondale‚ IL: Southern Illinois University Press. Joyce‚ J (1914). Dubliners‚ p27-33‚ Penguin Books‚ Melbourne. Mandel‚ J (1985). The Structure of ’Araby‚ Modern Language Studies 15:4‚ p48-54. Mangan‚ J (1922). Dark Rosaleen‚ http://www.daypoems.net/poems/616.html‚ viewed 19th April
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meanings without the need to describe them explicitly. The italicised words ’paralysis’‚ ‘gnomon’ and ‘simony’ (page 1) is one such technique and immediately underscores the physical‚ spiritual and religious restrictions found within the story that Dubliners symbolises as a ‘paralysis’ (p1) of the city and its people. The story’s young‚ intelligent‚ and sensitive (unnamed) protagonist comes to experience first-hand the reality of paralysis and death: he achieves his desire to ‘look upon’ (p1) both
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“Araby‚” a short story from James Joyce’s Dubliners‚ recounts an unnamed boy’s transition from childhood into adulthood‚ from a life filled with fantasy to all the harsh realities of life in Ireland under British rule. The narrator of the story is the older version of the protagonist‚ and as a result the prose seems far from what a child would write—a preadolescent would not display such self-awareness and understanding. Further examination of the text shows that the narrator is actually embarrassed
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finally comes to a realization about his immature actions after he acted illogical and out of personal will. D. Conflict The conflict occurs in the narrator’s (boy’s) mind. E. Symbols * Ashpits: Perhaps symbols of the hellish life of many Dubliners. * Blind Street: Street that dead-ends. In the story and in real life‚ Dublin’s North Richmond Street is a dead end * Brown: Color that Joyce uses in "Araby" to draw attention to the plainness and dreariness of Dublin F. Point of View
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“The Dead” is a short story written by James Joyce about Gabriel‚ a man who is facing troubles with his wife‚ Gretta. Gabriel stumbled upon Gretta in an intense trance‚ while a certain song is playing. Gabriel soon finds out that Gretta had a past lover who had died for her‚ and he understands that she still shows emotion for him. Gabriel feels alone and troubled for the first time in his life. This story shows his great suffering in the marriage and how it came to be. “The Dead‚” written by James
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throng of drunken men‚ bargaining women‚ cursing laborers‚ and all the others who have no conception of the mystical beauty his young mind has created in this world of material ugliness. 4. Joyce very clearly defined his creative task in the "Dubliners": "My intention was to write a chapter of the spiritual history of my country‚ and I chose the scene of Dublin‚
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takes place at informal gatherings in pubs. The 1960s saw a number of innovative performers eg Christy Moore and Donal Lunny. The Clancy brothers broke open the field in the US in the early part of the decade which inspired vocal groups like the Dubliners and the Chieftains. Television and radio programmes and documentaries in recent years have also helped promote Irish Music and Dance especially TG4. (Feel free to elaborate here if there are any particular programmes you have seen.) The 20th century
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