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The boy in the story knows the girl named Mangan's sister because he has a crush on her and frequently watches her from a distance. He becomes infatuated with her and goes to the Araby bazaar to buy her a gift.
The prompt for the story "Araby" by James Joyce revolves around a young boy who experiences his first infatuation with a girl and decides to attend a bazaar called Araby to buy her a gift, hoping it will impress her. The story explores themes of disillusionment and the loss of innocence as the boy's expectations are shattered upon reaching the bazaar.
"Araby" by James Joyce is a short story about a boy living in Dublin who becomes infatuated with his friend's sister. He promises to buy her a gift at the Araby bazaar, but encounters various obstacles on his journey there, ultimately feeling disillusioned by the harsh reality of life and love. The story explores themes of unfulfilled desire, the loss of innocence, and the limitations of romantic idealism.
You can find a good deal of information about Araby at the related link. In these two podcasts, they read the original story and then, in the second part, they summarize and talk about Araby. Another related link explains a great deal of the references that might be unfamiliar to the non-Dublin raised, modern reader.
I would say it is when Mangan's Sister and the narrator first talk, as before that happens, the story is just describing the narrator's every day life as seen when he says "This happened morning after morning. I had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood."
The bazaar seems to represent one's ability to choose one's destiny. As the bazaar contains many stalls, life contains many choices. Making a choice, or entering a particular stall, affects what you can buy, or what further choices you can later make. The narrator of the story, so obsessed with the image of Mangan's sister, can no longer make choices for himself; in his conversation with Mangan's sister, his responses are automatic, as is his agitation with his uncle's tardiness, etc. It follows that, upon arriving at the bazaar, the narrator finds only one shop to be open; this represents the fact that, before he can move on with his life, the narrator must make one single choice: pursue Mangan's sister more seriously (with less timidity and "foolishness"), or forget the affair. The narrator does not choose to buy anything at the stall; perhaps he has chosen to abandon his love for Mangan's sister. This would serve to explain the emotions described in the last sentence of the chapter and would be logical in the context of the narrator's promise to the girl at their only true meeting.
In James Joyce's "Araby," the narrator doesn't buy anything for Mangan's sister because he is overwhelmed by his feelings and the experience of going to the bazaar. He initially hopes to impress her with a gift, but as he navigates the chaotic environment of Araby, he becomes disillusioned and realizes that the reality does not match his romantic expectations. Ultimately, his inability to purchase something reflects his deeper sense of inadequacy and the loss of idealism.
For one thing, the narrator experiences his first love (for Mangan's sister); at the same time, he is utterly disappointed in the adults' world (his uncle has been out drinking and returns home late, thus causing the boy to arrive too late at the bazaar), and in his own inability to act (the famous "paralysis" theme which pervades all storied in Dubliners). Although he imagines himself as a successful carrier of the Chalice, his quest to buy his sweetheart is ultimately vain.
you can buy them from bazaar in wizard city
A narrator, presumably older, relates an incident from when he was young. He tells how he grew up on a dead-end street, which they refer to as a "blind street" in Dublin. He lives with his aunt and uncle and harbors a secret infatuation for his friend Mangan's sister. He does not talk to the girl, but watches her from his parlor in the mornings so that he can leave his house at the same time she leaves from hers and follow her as they walk to school. One day, she asks if he is going to Araby, a fair that will be held in their city. She cannot attend. He promises to bring her back something from the fair. He spends too much money for the train ride there and on the entrance to bring her anything. You can hear an audio summary at the related link.
Jumme Raat Bazaar