Araby
"Anyone still capable of wondering aloud whether the last word on Joyce has not already been published
demonstrates an ignorance of the scope of the problem comparable to assuming that the Model T Ford is the last
word in locomotive possibilities" (Benstock 1). This quote of Bernard Benstock serves as evidence to the
complexity and the brilliance of James Joyce's works. In fact, some would say that his works were too brilliant
and complex, as it took ten years for his collection of short stories, Dubliners, to be published because his
publishing company refused to print it. As one critic said, "It is difficult to speak of Dubliners because these are
realistic short stories…" (Jaloux 69). These stories first met resistance, but then were acclaimed as "genius" and
"clear hard prose." One story, Araby, was singled out by two renowned critics as the best of the collection
(Atherton 39). Joyce was notorious for using common themes in his stories and leaving them for the reader to
find and interpret. The dream of escape by the lead character, a partial foundation upon real life, and frustration
are all prevailing themes in Araby. Of all the themes employed by Joyce in Araby, none were so basic to the
story's meaning as the dream of escape (Atherton 13). This theme not only appears in his short stories, but in his
major works as well. In Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the leading character's name is a suggestion of
escape, with Dedalus, of course, referring to the ancient Greek inventor who fashioned wings from wax and flew
away. This theme is considered to be the most important of the story because escaping from the mundane reality
he lives in is the whole premise behind the boy's visit to the Araby circus. None of the events that transpired in
the telling of this story would have occurred had it not been for the boy's drive to escape his surroundings, even if
it were only for one night. Although there has been no argument about the dream of escape, many disagreements
have risen over what causes this dream. The seemingly oppressive nature of his surroundings and the constant
feeling of being trapped are certainly motivations for the boy to dream of escape. In the story, he lives in a house
more or less devoid of love. Both the boy and his aunt fear the uncle, and Joyce implies that he drinks heavily
and the boy knows it. The house is somewhat bare, because they cannot afford to furnish it, and behind the
feature characters that are coming to terms with their fantasies and realities, and this relates to
Joyce, James. “Araby”. The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. Eds. R.V. Cassill and Richard Bausch. Shorter Sixth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2000. 427 - 431.
...nsequences for their thought about actions. Hopefully growing strong and overpowering the weakness in their life. Similar circumstances also occur in other aspects of life. For example I myself would like to go to a specific university, though I was not excepted. With this I must attend a near by community college for two years increasing my chances of getting into the university. It is hard to escape not going to the community college if I know my chances will be better attending the community college. The idea of “escape” can be portrayed in several different ways.
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Hunter, Cheryl. "The Coming Of Age Archetype In James Joyce's "Araby.." Eureka Studies In Teaching Short Fiction 7.2 (2007): 102-104. Literary Reference Center Plus. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
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In “Araby”, James Joyce details the transition of a young Irish boy into his adolescence. Looking for love and excitement, the narrator becomes obsessed with pleasing his best friend’s sister, eventually ending up at a special festival to buy her a present. Disappointed by the bad- natured shopkeepers and its closing down, he reaches a frustrating epiphany about the fine line between reality and his wistful dreams. Through the use of fanciful imagery and detached characterization, Joyce demonstrates how romance belongs to the realm of the young, not the old, and that it is doomed to fail in a word flawed by materialism and a lack of beauty.
Garrett, Peter K., ed. Twentieth Century Interpretations of Dubliners. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: 1968.
Alongside the dawn of the twentieth century appeared an author by the name of James Joyce. Joyce introduced the idea that language can be manipulated and transformed into a new original meaning. 'Some critics considered the work a masterpiece, though many readers found it incomprehensible' (The Literature 1). Joyce’s stories were not welcomed with open, inviting arms; instead they were undesired by publishers and his books were immensely misunderstood by the majority who gave them a glance. “Ulysses was barred from the United States as obscene for 15 years, and was seized by U.S Postal Authorities in 1918 and 1930” (Ockerbloom 1). “He has no conception of the word obedience, and he bends the knee neither to God nor man” (Collins 1). James Joyce depicted his rebellious view about the Catholic Church in his writing particularly in the story “Araby”.
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