Unit 7 Araby

What is Araby?

• A bazaar held in 1894 in Dublin

• The main character's uncle's racehorse

• The Middle-Eastern section of Dublin

Which is probably true about Mangan’s sister

• She is a young girl of rare beauty.

• She has all the elegance because of her family and religious background.

• She is angel-like both in appearance and in nature.

• She is an ordinary girl but the narrator places his romantic fantasies on her.

The narrator thought "the serious work of life" as "the child's play".

• true

• false

Why does the boy want to go to the bazaar, or the “Araby,” so desperately?

• He wants to find some romantic fulfillment.

• He wants to see exotic and exciting things.

• He wants to have new experience.

• He wants to “bring something back” for the girl.

Which is not an obstacle for the narrator?

• His uncle was late.

• His aunt didn't want him to go.

• The train was delayed.

The short story ends with the sentence: “Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.” What possibly has the boy suddenly realized?

• He has been behaving foolishly.

• The girl does not deserve so much of his affection.

• His uncle and aunt are heartless people.

• True beauty can not be obtained at any cost.

In Araby, what word would best describe the boy's emotion at the end of the story?

• excited

• disappointed

• happy

• nonchalant

What do you think can be the theme of the story?

• Real beauty is illusory and unattainable.

• Growing up leads to loss of youthful idealism.

• True love can not survive the cruel world.

• Disillusion always accompanies romanticism.

what is the convention / public symbol of the story?

(a)  

what is the private / personal symbol of this story

(a)