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Joyce's 'Araby.' (James Joyce)
From: The Explicator
Date: 19940101
Author:Coulthard, A.R.
James Joyce's 'Araby' is about how a mature man lost his romanticism in the repressive and ascetic culture of Dublin, Ireland. This theme contradicts the common interpretation that 'Araby' is an initiation story that recounts how a young romantic first experiences the harshness of reality. Rather than become wiser, Joyce's narrator-protagonist becomes embittered by the somberness and asceticism of Dubliners. His spirit has been repressed and, as an embittered and moralistic adult, he assesses his youth with both anguish and anger.
The consensus interpretation of James Joyce's "Araby" is ...
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