FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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find out how dark it is outside
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have a conversation with the narrator
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see what game the boys are playing
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call her brother to come home for tea
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mangan’s sister cannot go because her convent is going on a retreat, and the narrator promises that if he goes, he will bring something back for her. The narrator is impatient over the days he must wait until he can go to the bazaar.
Detailed explanation-2: -The older sister of the narrator’s friend, Mangan. The narrator has a powerful crush on her. She routinely interrupts the boys playing in the street when she comes outside to call her brother in for tea. She belongs to a convent and takes interest in the Araby bazaar, which is what sparks the narrator’s interest in it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mangan’s sister: With descriptors like “her figure defined by the light from the half-opened door, ” coupled with the reverence the narrator has for her, Mangan’s sister can be interpreted as a symbol for the Virgin Mary.
Detailed explanation-4: -The narrator notices the way the light catches Mangan’s sister’s neck, her hair, her hand, and finally the white hem of her petticoat sticking out from under her dress.