ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The “Loss of innocence” is the central theme of “Araby”
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main theme in ‘’Araby” by James Joyce is disillusionment. Joyce depicts childhood as filled with excitement, fun, and imagination. The narrator of the story believes these feelings will carry into his budding adulthood, but instead, he is disillusioned.

Detailed explanation-2: -ABSTRACT: James Joyce’s short story “Araby” depicts an adolescent boy’s experience of the bleakness of reality gained through the loss of innocence. The boy undergoes the tribulations of real life while in quest of ideal beauty, love and romance.

Detailed explanation-3: -James Joyce uses multiple literary devices in ‘’Araby. ‘’ The most notable literary device he uses is symbolism. The fence, referred to as the railing in the story, is a symbol used to represent the barriers to a relationship between the narrator and Mangan’s sister.

Detailed explanation-4: -In James Joyce’s short story “Araby”, he depicts childhood’s loss of innocence through a little boy who was blinded by love and unable to see the struggles in his everyday life.

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