Essay on James Joyces " Araby "

Araby takes place in Dublin, Ireland and is about a young boy growing up, so to say. James
Joyce demonstrates the trials and tribulations of becoming an adult. There are many ways
that this story may be translated depending on the era in which you were raised, the religion
which you were taught, also the morals and values that were passed on to you from your parents.
Most children at some time in life have an infatuation with another person of the opposite sex.
For most, this is an almost inevitable happening. Is this wrong? I think it a major part of
growing up, a part of the learning process. There are also other issues that may be brought to the
surface after a more detailed look into the story. One of the issues that come into question is the
respectability of the priest. Quoting from the essay, “The former tenant of our house, a priest, had
died in the back drawing room. Air, musty from having been long enclosed, hung in all rooms, and
the waste room behin...