Who is the narrator of the story Araby by James Joyce?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Basically, a young boy wants to go the "Bazaar" (this particular one is called "Araby") which is a sort of festival event that they had back then, think like a temporary mall. The boy wants to go to the Bazaar because he wants to buy something there for his love interest, reffered to as Mangan's sister. He waits all day for his uncle to get home and give him some money for the Bazaar, but the uncle comes home too late and drunk. Although very disappointed, the boy decides to go anyway but arrives only to find it is somewhat dark, all of the vendors are closing, and the Bazaar is not at all what he hoped it would be. At the end, the boy realizes he is "a creature driven by vanity" and his eyes fill with "anguish and anger." Along with Araby, the boy's perspective of love is also completely altered. He sees the world in a different way at the end. Important imagery you need to know- throughout the story, but especially at the beginning, the narrator describes the neighborhood and the boy's surroundings as blind and darkened. That is why the ending is so important- the boy realizes he has sunken into the rest of the blinded world.

Answer 3

The narrator of "Araby" by James Joyce is a young boy who is never named in the story. He is a boy who experiences infatuation and disillusionment as he navigates his feelings for a girl named Mangan's sister.

Answer 4

A young boy, unnamed.

The protagonist apex :-D