Essay About James Joyce And Experiences Of The Boy

Setting in Araby
Essay title: Setting in Araby
The setting in “Araby” reinforces the theme and the characters by using
imagery of light and darkness. The experiences of the boy in James Joyces
“Araby” illustrate how people often expect more than ordinary reality can
provide and then feel disillusioned and disappointed. The author uses dark and
obscure references to make the boys reality of living in the gloomy town of
Araby more vivid. He uses dark and gloomy references to create the mood or
atmosphere, then changes to bright light references when discussing Mangans
sister. The story expresses its theme through the setting, the characterization
of the boy and his point of view as the narrator.
Darkness is used throughout the story as the prevailing theme. James
Joyces story begins at dusk and continues through the evening during the winter,
in Araby Ireland. He chooses this gloomy setting to be the home of a young boy
who is infatuated with his neighbors sister. The boy is young and naive and he
leads a dull and boring life. Joyce uses darkness to make the boys reality
more believable through more vivid, precise descriptions.
Bright light is used to create a fairy tale world of dreams and
illusions. James Joyce uses the bright light when describing Mangans sister,
the boys infatuation. The protagonist is infatuated with his neighbors sister
and he imagines that he will heroically bring her something back from the bazaar.
Joyce refers to bright