Araby

"If I go, I will bring you something."

• His friend

• Mangan’s sister

• The bazaar shopkeeper

• His aunt

"I lingered before her stall, though I knew my stay was useless."

• The bazaar shopkeeper

• Mangan’s sister

• His aunt

• A stranger at the bazaar

"The light from the lamp opposite our door caught the white curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there, and, falling, lit up the hand upon the railing."

• His aunt

• His mother

• A stranger

• Mangan’s sister

"Gazing up into the darkness, I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger."

• Himself

• Mangan’s sister

• His uncle

• The bazaar shopkeeper

"She asked me was I going to Araby."

• His aunt

• A teacher

• Mangan’s sister

• A shopkeeper

"The syllables of the word Araby were called to me through the silence in which my soul luxuriated and cast an Eastern enchantment over me."

• His school

• The bazaar

• Mangan’s sister

• His home

"All my senses seemed to desire to veil themselves and, feeling that I was about to slip from them, I pressed the palms of my hands together until they trembled, murmuring: ‘O love! O love!’ many times."

• His love for Mangan’s sister

• His frustration with the bazaar

• His anger at his uncle

• His love for adventure

"At the door of the stall a young lady was talking and laughing with two young gentlemen."

• Mangan’s sister

• A stranger at the bazaar

• The bazaar shopkeeper

• His aunt

"I asked for leave to go to the bazaar on Saturday night. My aunt was surprised and hoped it was not some Freemason affair."

• His uncle

• His aunt

• Mangan’s sister

• His teacher

"I may have stood there for an hour, seeing nothing but the brown-clad figure cast by my imagination, touched discreetly by the lamplight at the curved neck, at the hand upon the railings and at the border below the dress."

• Himself

• His aunt

• Mangan’s sister

• The bazaar shopkeeper