A possible theme of James Joyce's short story "Araby"is disillusionment. Briefly discuss the symbolism Joyce employs in presenting this theme.
A."short days winter""silent""blind end "dark muddy lanes with "feeble lanterns dripping gardens, "and many others foretell the inevitable failure of the boy's attempt to reach desire.
B. Mangan s sister, for whom the boy had tender feelings, symbolizes hope, or aspiration, but she was symbolically confined("have a retreat in her convent")
C.The joumey to the bazaar is a quest for the fulfillment of the aspiration, but the journey was"intolerably"delayed. and when the boy got to the bazaar half of it was already dark.The young lady at the door of a stall was"encouraging", and spoke to the boy out of sense of duty. When the upper part of the hall was completely dark, the boy's disillusionment was announced. And thus,"Cazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes bumed with anguish and anger.