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â€Å"What is going on around me; is my mind focused on reality or is it in an illusionary state?† When dealing with real situations, awareness is an important concept of life. Many times circumstances in life may have huge impacts on individuals and their lives. It could cause minds to escape reality and enter a different realm, which consists of illusions. In â€Å"Araby†, the main character displays the act of taking part in an illusion of conversing with a young lady whom he adores. He wishes to go to Araby, a bazaar in order to spend the day with her. However, as a result of his strong anticipation he fails to realize that in reality she never spoke to him. It is apparent that one should maintain a focus on reality rather than hoping for the best by getting lost in a world of illusions. Most of the time each morning, the character in â€Å"Araby† stares at the young lady across the street. He takes most of his time looking at her physical body and keeps her figure as an image in his head where ever he goes. Usually, when a person has a strong desire to meet someone, he will perhaps go out of his way and put effort. However, contrast to this idea, the character in â€Å"Araby†, does not take enough action to make that possible, instead he just wastes an enormous amount of time gazing. The character is stuck in his own little world of dreams because he has set up his mentality to focus on illusions rather than actual effort in reality. Speaking is another component needed not only to commence but also to perpetuate conversations in a relationship. Communication is the cornerstone of any relationship therefore; if a two people do not converse there is no such thing as a relationship. The character in â€Å"Araby† does not talk to the young lady whom he adores, rather, he just imagines what it would be like if he actually did speak to her and what she would say to him. Once again, it is apparent that the character is unaware of reality a... Free Essays on Araby Free Essays on Araby Essay â€Å"Araby† By: James Joyce In the short story â€Å"Araby† by James Joyce the theme that people think they really are in love when they really have no clue what love is, is present. The boy says that he is in love with his friend’s sister yet he doesn’t know a thing about her except for her usual habits and routines that he witness’s everyday. He doesn’t even know what love is; he says he is in love because the feeling he is has inside for Mangan’s sister is new to him. James Joyce uses these different contrasts on love to show us that people really have no clue what love is and just say they are because it makes them feel less afraid of love. The little boy in this story says he is madly in love with Mangan’s sister yet he doesn’t have the slightest clue about who she is and what she stands for. All he knows is what time she goes to school at, and that’s only because he stares at her door from the front parlour. â€Å" I had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood.† He’s never said a word to her outside the usual hi, or bye but this doesn’t mean anything. He doesn’t know anything about her except for her observable daily routine. How she walks to school everyday or how she calls out for her brother when they are playing together. He knows he’s foolish for being â€Å"in love† with her because he doesn’t know a thing about her and that she’s older than him and comes from a family of higher class than his. The only time the two really talk is when she asks him if he’s g oing to the bazaar, but he’s too caught up in her heavenly image that he doesn’t recall what he said to her except for the fact that he was going to buy her something. In the end he goes to the bazaar and he doesn’t know what to get her. This is an indication that he doesn’t really know who she is because if he did he’d have an idea of what she’... Free Essays on Araby â€Å"What is going on around me; is my mind focused on reality or is it in an illusionary state?† When dealing with real situations, awareness is an important concept of life. Many times circumstances in life may have huge impacts on individuals and their lives. It could cause minds to escape reality and enter a different realm, which consists of illusions. In â€Å"Araby†, the main character displays the act of taking part in an illusion of conversing with a young lady whom he adores. He wishes to go to Araby, a bazaar in order to spend the day with her. However, as a result of his strong anticipation he fails to realize that in reality she never spoke to him. It is apparent that one should maintain a focus on reality rather than hoping for the best by getting lost in a world of illusions. Most of the time each morning, the character in â€Å"Araby† stares at the young lady across the street. He takes most of his time looking at her physical body and keeps her figure as an image in his head where ever he goes. Usually, when a person has a strong desire to meet someone, he will perhaps go out of his way and put effort. However, contrast to this idea, the character in â€Å"Araby†, does not take enough action to make that possible, instead he just wastes an enormous amount of time gazing. The character is stuck in his own little world of dreams because he has set up his mentality to focus on illusions rather than actual effort in reality. Speaking is another component needed not only to commence but also to perpetuate conversations in a relationship. Communication is the cornerstone of any relationship therefore; if a two people do not converse there is no such thing as a relationship. The character in â€Å"Araby† does not talk to the young lady whom he adores, rather, he just imagines what it would be like if he actually did speak to her and what she would say to him. Once again, it is apparent that the character is unaware of reality a... Free Essays on Araby â€Å"What is going on around me; is my mind focused on reality or is it in an illusionary state?† When dealing with real situations, awareness is an important concept of life. Many times circumstances in life may have huge impacts on individuals and their lives. It could cause minds to escape reality and enter a different realm, which consists of illusions. In â€Å"Araby†, the main character displays the act of taking part in an illusion of conversing with a young lady whom he adores. He wishes to go to Araby, a bazaar in order to spend the day with her. However, as a result of his strong anticipation he fails to realize that in reality she never spoke to him. It is apparent that one should maintain a focus on reality rather than hoping for the best by getting lost in a world of illusions. Most of the time each morning, the character in â€Å"Araby† stares at the young lady across the street. He takes most of his time looking at her physical body and keeps her figure as an image in his head where ever he goes. Usually, when a person has a strong desire to meet someone, he will perhaps go out of his way and put effort. However, contrast to this idea, the character in â€Å"Araby†, does not take enough action to make that possible, instead he just wastes an enormous amount of time gazing. The character is stuck in his own little world of dreams because he has set up his mentality to focus on illusions rather than actual effort in reality. Speaking is another component needed not only to commence but also to perpetuate conversations in a relationship. Communication is the cornerstone of any relationship therefore; if a two people do not converse there is no such thing as a relationship. The character in â€Å"Araby† does not talk to the young lady whom he adores, rather, he just imagines what it would be like if he actually did speak to her and what she would say to him. Once again, it is apparent that the character is unaware of reality a... Free Essays on Araby Innocence to Experience In every person’s life there is a movement from a stage of innocence to a more mature and experience stage. That movement begins from the moment that he or she is brought into this world and ends when he or she dies. The movement from innocence to experience is triggered by events where he or she is forced to learn from his or her actions. Once they have learned the consequences of their actions and how to react to situations, that lesson will stick with them for the rest of their lives. They have gained more experience and, at the same time, lost a little of their innocence. That movement is demonstrated in â€Å"Araby,† written by James Joyce, with a young boy who seems to be a little naive an is going through things in his life that he does not quite understand yet. It is also shown in â€Å"A & P,† written by John Updike, through the eyes of a teenager named Sammy who seems to think using something else instead of his brain. In both of these stories certain events happen the these two characters that makes them more experience and think about life more maturely at the end. In â€Å"Araby,† the boy with no name seems to fall in love with his friend’s sister but never really tells her. When she steps outside, the boy’s â€Å"heart leaps† (Joyce 843), and he rushes so that he can follow her every morning. Maybe that is the way the boy is trying to impress her. Eventually, the boy becomes so preoccupied with impressing the girl that he begins to just forget about everything else that is going on in his life: "I wished to annihilate the tedious intervening days. I chafed against the work of school. At night in my bedroom and buy day in the classroom, her image came between me and the page I strove to read [†¦] I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which, now that it stood between me and my desire, seemed to me child's play, ugly monotonous child's play." (Joyce 844). One d... Free Essays on Araby After reading â€Å"Araby†, I felt youthful, curious and amused. The story was intriguing and well written. It had the ability to take you there and place you in the middle of the story. I was taken back to childhood and able to relate to the young boy. The story relates to many of our childhoods and us. It allows us to experience the mixed feelings we get and how we become nervous and exciting over everyday childhood experiences. While reading â€Å"Araby†, I thought back to my youth and found myself in similar situations as the boy. I can remember wandering through the neighborhood searching the abandon houses, finding articles that belonged to the previous tenants. We would linger into abandoned buildings and â€Å"explore† from basement to rooftop. We would find ourselves in trouble because of the dangers, yet we continued despite the warnings. One of us would be on the look out for parents and police. One sight of either would send us scattering for the metal yard looking for a hiding spot until the coast was clear. The boy’s adventures in the apartment buildings took him into the lives of the tenants. He often wondered about their habits and how they went about their day. He enjoyed finding their possessions and searching through them, looking for clues. I can remember avoiding girls that I had crushes on. I felt they would laugh if I spoke to them. When the opportunity p resented itself, I would find myself confused about what to say. I would become nervous, anxious and excited at the same time. Young boys go through a difficult time relating to girls. The girls seem so mature and out of our league at the time. They have grown past us and we are trying to play catch up. Youth can be exciting and emotionally draining at the same time. The boy and I had similar activities. I felt curious because I had to imagine the scene and the contents. I was curious about how old the boy was. I imagined him bei...