Araby

*Although "Araby" was a very short story, the author James Joyce did an impressive job of discussing very deep issues through his skills in using light, vision, and beauty. He is able to discuss things like religion, infatuation, and inner human feelings simply through descriptive words and what seems like a simple story at the surface. At the surface, "Araby" is a just the story of a boy's trip to the market to get a …

…beauty and religion are very deep issues that need great analysis and interpretation. Even though "Araby" was short, it was able to do justice to these issues by being so open to interpretation. One can look at this story at the surface or much deeper and even still, much is left unsaid. References to light, vision and beauty are extremely powerful, especially when it comes to discussing the issues that James Joyce did in "Araby."