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| Year of publication = 1914
| Year of publication = 1914
| Microsummary = A young boy became infatuated with a girl and promised to bring her a gift from a bazaar. He struggled to focus on daily life, and when he finally attended the bazaar, he left empty-handed, feeling foolish and angry.
| Microsummary = A young boy developed a crush on his friend's sister and promised to bring her a gift from a bazaar, but arrived late and left empty-handed, feeling disillusioned and angry.
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On a quiet street in Dublin, a young boy lived with his aunt and uncle. He spent his days playing with his friends and attending school. One day, he became infatuated with his friend Mangan's sister, who lived nearby.
A young boy lived on a quiet street in Dublin, where he spent his days playing with his friends and attending school. He developed a crush on his friend Mangan's sister, and every morning, he would watch her from his window and follow her to school. He had never spoken to her, but her presence consumed his thoughts.


{{Character
{{Character
| Name = Narrator
| Name = The Narrator
| Description = young boy; infatuated with Mangan's sister; imaginative, sensitive, and introspective
| Description = young boy; infatuated with his friend's sister; imaginative, naive
| Emoji = 👦
| Emoji = 👦🏻
}}
}}


{{Character
{{Character
| Name = Mangan's Sister
| Name = Mangan's Sister
| Description = young girl; object of the narrator's infatuation; graceful, mysterious, and alluring
| Description = object of the narrator's affection; graceful, alluring
| Emoji = 👧
| Emoji = 👧🏻
}}
}}


He would watch her from his window every morning and follow her to school, never speaking to her directly.
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| Text = Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand.
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| Context = The narrator describes his infatuation with Mangan's sister and how her name would come to him in moments of intense emotion, even though he didn't fully understand his feelings.
"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."
}}
}}


One evening, Mangan's sister spoke to the boy and asked if he was going to the Araby bazaar. She expressed her desire to go, but she couldn't because of a retreat at her convent. The boy promised to bring her something if he went. This conversation consumed his thoughts, and he struggled to focus on his daily life.
One day, the girl spoke to the boy and asked if he was going to the Araby bazaar. He was unsure, but when she mentioned that she couldn't go due to a retreat at her convent, he promised to bring her something if he went. The boy's thoughts were filled with fantasies of the bazaar and his crush, making it difficult for him to focus on school and daily life.
 
The boy asked his uncle for permission to go to the bazaar on Saturday night. His uncle agreed, but he forgot about the promise and came home late that evening. The boy's aunt urged his uncle to give him the money, and the boy hurried to the bazaar.
 
When he arrived, the bazaar was nearly closed, and most of the stalls were dark. He approached one stall where a young lady was talking with two young men. She asked if he wanted to buy anything, but he declined. He lingered at the stall, hoping to find something for Mangan's sister, but eventually left empty-handed.


As the bazaar closed and the lights went out, the boy realized the futility of his quest.
On the day of the bazaar, the boy reminded his forgetful uncle about his plans to attend. His uncle eventually gave him the money, and the boy set off for the bazaar, excited to find a gift for the girl. However, when he arrived, it was already late, and most of the stalls were closed. He wandered around the dimly lit hall, listening to the conversations of others and feeling out of place.


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As he approached a stall with porcelain vases and tea sets, the young lady working there spoke to him, but her tone was unenthusiastic. He declined to buy anything and continued to wander the bazaar, feeling increasingly disappointed and disillusioned. Eventually, the lights went out in the upper part of the hall, and the boy was left standing in darkness, feeling like a creature driven and derided by vanity, his eyes burning with anguish and anger.
"Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger."
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He felt driven and derided by his own vanity, and his eyes burned with anguish and anger.


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James Joyce
Araby
1914
Summary of the Short Story
Microsummary: A young boy developed a crush on his friend's sister and promised to bring her a gift from a bazaar, but arrived late and left empty-handed, feeling disillusioned and angry.

A young boy lived on a quiet street in Dublin, where he spent his days playing with his friends and attending school. He developed a crush on his friend Mangan's sister, and every morning, he would watch her from his window and follow her to school. He had never spoken to her, but her presence consumed his thoughts.

👦🏻
The Narrator — young boy; infatuated with his friend's sister; imaginative, naive.
👧🏻
Mangan's Sister — object of the narrator's affection; graceful, alluring.

Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand.

One day, the girl spoke to the boy and asked if he was going to the Araby bazaar. He was unsure, but when she mentioned that she couldn't go due to a retreat at her convent, he promised to bring her something if he went. The boy's thoughts were filled with fantasies of the bazaar and his crush, making it difficult for him to focus on school and daily life.

On the day of the bazaar, the boy reminded his forgetful uncle about his plans to attend. His uncle eventually gave him the money, and the boy set off for the bazaar, excited to find a gift for the girl. However, when he arrived, it was already late, and most of the stalls were closed. He wandered around the dimly lit hall, listening to the conversations of others and feeling out of place.

As he approached a stall with porcelain vases and tea sets, the young lady working there spoke to him, but her tone was unenthusiastic. He declined to buy anything and continued to wander the bazaar, feeling increasingly disappointed and disillusioned. Eventually, the lights went out in the upper part of the hall, and the boy was left standing in darkness, feeling like a creature driven and derided by vanity, his eyes burning with anguish and anger.


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