Discuss fantasy, disillusionment, and coming of age in "Araby." Have you ever experienced an epiphamy that profoundly changed your world view? If so, please explain.
I'm not quite sure how old the boy is in this story. He is however at the age where his hormones are changing, and he has these feelings towards the girl. He doesn't ever really speak to her, so when she asks him if he is going to Araby, he is thrilled. This is something that he must do. He told her that he would buy her something. He has the fantasy of getting her something nice. He can't concentrate on anything at home or at school except Mangan's sister. On the night of the bazaar, he doesn't even go out and play with his friends. His one focus is the girl and Araby. Once he is at the bazaar, he overhears a conversation that makes him start to think that he and the girl may be just a fantasy. He doesn't have much money,yet he promised to get her something. He hasn't bought anything yet, and he is sad, which is represented by the darkness of the night. He thinks he was foolish for telling her that he would get her something.
A recent epiphany that happened in my life would have had to be when I was honorably discharged from the Navy after 15 years of service. I was kind of lost and didn't know what I would do with my life. I did know that I planned on going back to school, and that I wasn't ready to leave Virginia Beach. It was a challenge for me to go back to school after all of these years, but I did it, and surprisingly I didn't do all that badly. With that in mind, I had a new outlook on life. I felt like I could now take on any challenge that comes my way. I can and will be successful.
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I'm not quite sure how old the boy is in this story. He is however at the age where his hormones are changing, and he has these feelings towards the girl. He doesn't ever really speak to her, so when she asks him if he is going to Araby, he is thrilled. This is something that he must do. He told her that he would buy her something. He has the fantasy of getting her something nice. He can't concentrate on anything at home or at school except Mangan's sister. On the night of the bazaar, he doesn't even go out and play with his friends. His one focus is the girl and Araby. Once he is at the bazaar, he overhears a conversation that makes him start to think that he and the girl may be just a fantasy. He doesn't have much money,yet he promised to get her something. He hasn't bought anything yet, and he is sad, which is represented by the darkness of the night. He thinks he was foolish for telling her that he would get her something.
A recent epiphany that happened in my life would have had to be when I was honorably discharged from the Navy after 15 years of service. I was kind of lost and didn't know what I would do with my life. I did know that I planned on going back to school, and that I wasn't ready to leave Virginia Beach. It was a challenge for me to go back to school after all of these years, but I did it, and surprisingly I didn't do all that badly. With that in mind, I had a new outlook on life. I felt like I could now take on any challenge that comes my way. I can and will be successful.
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