questions
- Why does the narrator want to go to the bazaar?
- Why does he arrive so late?
- Why doesn't he buy anything for Mangan's sister?
- Enumerate the activities taking place at Araby. To what extent do they sustain its "magical name"?
- What had the narrator expected to find at Araby? What was the basis of his expectation?
- Define the narrator's feelings for Mangan's sister. To what extent is she the cause of those feelings? What, as they say, does he see in her?
- What purpose might Joyce have had in choosing not to mention the object of the narrator's affections until the middle of the third paragraph? Describe the context into which she is introduced. In what ways is she part of the world of North Richmond Street?
- Find patterns in the story that show relevance to "light," "vision," and "beauty."
- What is the search for the Holy Grail and how is it like the story?
- Narrate an experience in which you were disappointed. First show how your mistaken expectations were generated; then, describe what you actually encountered in such a way that its contrast with your expectations is clear.