FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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His uncle had forgotten
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He did not want to be bothered
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His uncle did not give him permission
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the narrator decide to go to the bazaar by himself in the end? He couldn’t wait for his sister to get home.
Detailed explanation-2: -In “Araby, ” why does the narrator want to go to the bazaar? The young narrator in “Araby” wants to buy something at the bazaar for Mangan’s older sister, with whom he is infatuated.
Detailed explanation-3: -The narrator arrives at the bazaar only to encounter flowered teacups and English accents, not the freedom of the enchanting East. As the bazaar closes down, he realizes that Mangan’s sister will fail his expectations as well, and that his desire for her is actually only a vain wish for change.
Detailed explanation-4: -The bazaar in ‘’Araby” takes on symbolic importance when it is interpreted as a symbol for exoticism and disillusionment. Initially, the protagonist becomes attracted to the bazaar because its name ‘’Araby” suggests that it features artifacts of the East or the Orient, the place of all things foreign and exotic.
Detailed explanation-5: -One evening she asks him if he plans to go to a bazaar (a fair organized, probably by a church, to raise money for charity) called Araby. The girl will be away on a retreat when the bazaar is held and therefore unable to attend.