Exploring Themes and Characters in James Joyce's Araby

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Delve into James Joyce's short story "Araby" to unravel themes of darkness, isolation, and naivety, as reflected through the protagonist's character and the symbolic setting. The narrator's journey unfolds against a backdrop of longing, disillusionment, and epiphany, offering a poignant reflection on the human experience in Dublin.

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James Joyce Araby and Eveline

But first, remember A theme is what the story tells us about life. How is a theme of the story developed through a character or characters a conflict a resolution

James Joyce 1882-1941 Born in Dublin, Ireland Writer of great importance First major work is Dubliners

James Joyce Published in 1914 Collection of short stories about life in Dublin Includes Araby and Eveline

James Joyce Major Themes Paralysis Isolation Poverty Longing for Escape Religion Epiphany

Araby 1. How would you describe the narrator as a character? What word or words describe him well? Why? From Pink Pancakes Not only does he seem easily influenced and impacted by his surroundings and environment as the story progresses but he is na ve, socially awkward, isolated.

Araby 2. How would you describe the setting, or the environment, of the story? What does this setting contribute to the story? From a team with no name This story has a noticeably dark setting. There are several times the narrator mentions some form of darkness, as a matter of fact the words dark or darkness are used nine times throughout the story. This does not include his use for the storm or shadows that are also symbolic of darkness.

Araby 2. How would you describe the setting, or the environment, of the story? What does this setting contribute to the story? From a team with no name The first couple of paragraphs make it seem as if the town is rundown and it is at the end of the year. Dusk beings before they ate dinner, and the story describes the narrators as if he came from a poor family.

Araby 3. Identify at least one thing in the story that you think might be symbolic, that is, something that seems to have more meaning than what it literally is. What might this symbolism contribute to the story? From RB & J The story takes place in a dark setting, being described as a blind end. Mangan s sister is always described as illuminated, her figure defined by the light, almost as if she is the light of the narrator s life. In the end of the story, the light was out at the bazaar. He then sees himself as a creature driven and derided by vanity.

Araby 3. Identify at least one thing in the story that you think might be symbolic, that is, something that seems to have more meaning than what it literally is. What might this symbolism contribute to the story? From Catch these hands brother man Something that could be considered symbolism is the gift that he was trying to buy for her. He goes to the bazaar to buy Mangan s sister a gift to show his love for her. His love shows because he tried very hard to get to the bazaar for her and it was constantly on his mind. In the end he ends up not buying her anything and stands there in darkness giving up his shot of love that he might ve gotten.

Araby 3. Identify at least one thing in the story that you think might be symbolic, that is, something that seems to have more meaning than what it literally is. What might this symbolism contribute to the story? From a team with no name I think when he over hears the people talking at the end of the story could mean a lot to the story. The people are arguing about something like he said, she said. This could of brought something to the narrators mind.

Araby Another symbol: Araby If I go, I said, I will bring you something.

Araby 5. Finish the sentence below to express what you think is a good one-sentence summary of the main theme (or the comment about life) that we should get from the story Araby. From Fantastic Pumpkins James Joyce s Araby shows us how people can take one instance and blow its significance out of proportion, therefore overreacting and getting discouraged.

Araby 5. Finish the sentence below to express what you think is a good one-sentence summary of the main theme (or the comment about life) that we should get from the story Araby. From Pumpcuties James Joyce s Araby shows us how people spend their entire life chasing after false dreams only to find that they will never come true.

Araby 6. If you write an essay on this story, what would be three or four good topics for the body paragraphs of the essay?

Araby Look Carefully at the Details! North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers School set the boys free.

Araby Look Carefully at the Details! At nine o'clock I heard my uncle's latchkey in the hall door. I heard him talking to himself and heard the hallstand rocking when it had received the weight of his overcoat. I could interpret these signs. When he was midway through his dinner I asked him to give me the money to go to the bazaar. He had forgotten.

Araby What passages did you identify as being important?

Araby Questions?

Eveline She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue.

Eveline 1. How would you describe Eveline as a character? What word or words describe her well? Why? From Team Give me an A I think some words to describe Eveline are loyal, tired, hard-working and submissive. I think she is loyal to her family, she works hard to keep the family running which leads her to being tired because she is constantly doing things and she is submissive because she is listening to her drunk dad and staying instead of leaving with Frank.

Eveline 1. How would you describe Eveline as a character? What word or words describe her well? Why? From Sick, tired, and losing sanity. SEND COFFEE PLEASE Eveline is a quiet, day dreamer who longs for a life without the control of her parents despite the fact that she is an adult. She is reserved and insecure.

Eveline 1. How would you describe Eveline as a character? What word or words describe her well? Why? From Insert Team Name Here She seems to be very lonely. She longs to be independent from her family/father. She struggles to leave her abusive father and go on her own/with her lover, Frank. Words that describe her are: isolated, oppressed, longing for something new.

Eveline 1. How would you describe Eveline as a character? What word or words describe her well? Why? From The Defiant Turtles Eveline is nostalgic. She looks back to happier times when her friends and brothers were alive and still around, when her mother was alive, and when her father was a much more cheerful man. Eveline feels hopeless in her situation. She feels like she cannot leave even though her current situation is rough, such as her father being abusive and her work situation being far from ideal.

Eveline 2. How would you describe the setting, or the environment, of the story? What does this setting contribute to the story? From Spooky Gals The setting is done in Eveline s home where she is surrounded by familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years. She is immersed in her past, but she is looking out towards her future with Frank.

Eveline 2. How would you describe the setting, or the environment, of the story? What does this setting contribute to the story? From Team Frank Eveline s house is described as dusty and sad which contributes to Eveline being conflicted because it makes her want to get out and start a new life that is positive and hopeful. We think the setting brings the darkness of the house and the family into Eveline s personality.

Eveline 2. How would you describe the setting, or the environment, of the story? What does this setting contribute to the story? From Meigan, Meghan, and Megan She had lived there her whole life. Everything was familiar to her from the fields which she and her sibling played in to the objects in her home. When she is pushed to leave to somewhere new she is uneasy because she had lived in one place her whole life. The environment confines her.

Eveline 2. How would you describe the setting, or the environment, of the story? What does this setting contribute to the story? From I fell outside and tripped and I think I ate a rock The place she s sitting in is old, brown, and covered in dust, and she is surrounded by new red brick buildings. Her old and dirty environment is a symbol of how she s mentally stuck in the past. Eveline constantly thinks about the good days when she was a child, how her father used to be, and of her dying mother. This is contrasted by the new red buildings to show that while she stays in the past, the rest of the world is moving on.

Eveline 3. Identify at least one thing in the story that you think might be symbolic, that is, something that seems to have more meaning than what it literally is. What might this symbolism contribute to the story? From Vicker s Insurance One thing that could be symbolic is the presence of dust in the story. The dust could represent her past, which is what is holding her back from leaving her home. It could also represent how dreary and sad her life is.

Eveline 3. Identify at least one thing in the story that you think might be symbolic, that is, something that seems to have more meaning than what it literally is. What might this symbolism contribute to the story? From ENTERTAINMENT I believe the theatre stands for more than just a show/date between Eveline and Frank. I think it symbolizes the adventure and escape that she longs for, and doesn t end up taking. I think it means a lot to Eveline, not only because it s a date, but because she gets to go watch a show and it feels as if she isn t in the home anymore.

Eveline 3. Identify at least one thing in the story that you think might be symbolic, that is, something that seems to have more meaning than what it literally is. What might this symbolism contribute to the story? From Christian In the story the broken harmonium is an important piece of the story. Eveline loves that Frank sings to her. Frank brought her to a theater to listen to the music. At home there is a broken harmonium, suggesting there is no happiness in her home. The music is her happiness and her home has a broken instrument and broken spirits.

Eveline 5. Finish the sentence below to express what you think is a good one-sentence summary of the main theme (or the comment about life) that we should get from the story Eveline. From KFC James Joyce s Eveline shows us how people often put family first, even when something better for them comes into their life.

Eveline 5. Finish the sentence below to express what you think is a good one-sentence summary of the main theme (or the comment about life) that we should get from the story Eveline. From Team Name James Joyce s Eveline shows us how no matter how much someone wants to escape, people are afraid of change in the end.

Eveline 5. Finish the sentence below to express what you think is a good one-sentence summary of the main theme (or the comment about life) that we should get from the story Eveline. From 1 James Joyce s Eveline shows us how people have an opportunity to leave a live that is not wanted but they choose to stay because it is the only way they know.

Eveline 5. Finish the sentence below to express what you think is a good one-sentence summary of the main theme (or the comment about life) that we should get from the story Eveline. From Fuzzy Llamas James Joyce s Eveline shows us how people end up prohibiting themselves from living in the moment and taking a leap of faith into the unknown by receding into their doubts of the future and ultimately choosing the comfort of familiarity than the excitement of the unknown even if they are unsatisfied with that familiarity of their current lives.

Eveline 5. Finish the sentence below to express what you think is a good one-sentence summary of the main theme (or the comment about life) that we should get from the story Eveline. From a team with no name James Joyce s Eveline shows us how people who are in an abusive situation while afraid still find it scarier to leave that situation. The fear of the unknown is harder than the fear they feel already.

Eveline 6. If you write an essay on this story, what would be three or four good topics for the body paragraphs of the essay?

Eveline Look Carefully at the Details! She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired.

Eveline Look Carefully at the Details! Her time was running out but she continued to sit by the window, leaning her head against the window curtain, inhaling the odour of dusty cretonne.

Eveline Look Carefully at the Details! She felt her cheek pale and cold and, out of a maze of distress, she prayed to God to direct her, to show her what was her duty.