ArabyAraby

Quiz & DiscussionQuiz & Discussion

Any Questions?Any Questions?

Language & StructureLanguage & Structure

1. Which of the following is 1. Which of the following is NOTNOT a a symbol in the story? symbol in the story?

1. The bazaar 2. Mangan’s sister 3. Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as

a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.

4. The wild garden behind the house contained a central apple-tree and a few straggling bushes, under one of which I found the late tenant's rusty bicycle-pump.

2. I may have stood there for an hour, seeing 2. I may have stood there for an hour, seeing nothing but nothing but the ___-clad figure the ___-clad figure cast by my cast by my imagination, touched discreetly by the lamplight imagination, touched discreetly by the lamplight at the curved neck, at the hand upon the railings at the curved neck, at the hand upon the railings and at the border below the dress. and at the border below the dress.

1.1. silk silk

2.2. iron iron

3.3. finelyfinely

4.4. brownbrown

Ref. The BoyRef. The Boy’’s Love -- Mangans Love -- Mangan’’s s Sister Sister

Images of Images of light vs. browness light vs. browness (pars. 3, 10 vs. (pars. 3, 10 vs. 4, 15). Why? 4, 15). Why?

She was waiting for us, her figure She was waiting for us, her figure defined defined by the light from the half-opened doorby the light from the half-opened door. [. . .] . [. . .] Her dress swung as she moved her body, Her dress swung as she moved her body, and the soft rope of her hair tossed from and the soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side. side to side.

““I kept her brown figure always in my eyeI kept her brown figure always in my eye””; ; ““the brown-clad figure cast by my the brown-clad figure cast by my

imagination imagination ””

3. What makes the story different 3. What makes the story different from “A & P”? from “A & P”?

1.1. It does not describe the appearance of the It does not describe the appearance of the girl the boy admires. girl the boy admires.

2.2. It gives background reasons for the boy’s It gives background reasons for the boy’s failure. failure.

3.3. It does not begin in the middle. It does not begin in the middle.

4.4. It does not have an open ending. It does not have an open ending.

SettingSetting

4. What role does religion play in the 4. What role does religion play in the story?story?

1.It supports the boy’s spiritual 1.It supports the boy’s spiritual progress. progress.

2. Its teaching is conveyed through the 2. Its teaching is conveyed through the books the priest left behind. books the priest left behind.

3. It is confused with romance in the 3. It is confused with romance in the boy’s mind. boy’s mind.

4. All of the above. 4. All of the above.

5. Which of the following 5. Which of the following does NOT does NOT suggest suggest superficiality & superficiality &

materialism? materialism? 1. The three young people’s dialogue in the 1. The three young people’s dialogue in the

bazaar. bazaar. 2. In the bazaar, the boy, [giving up the attempt 2. In the bazaar, the boy, [giving up the attempt

to buy something,] “allow[s] the two pennies to to buy something,] “allow[s] the two pennies to fall against the sixpence in my pocket. ”fall against the sixpence in my pocket. ”

3. When the boy leaves the uncle, he recites the 3. When the boy leaves the uncle, he recites the opening lines of opening lines of The Arab's Farewell to his SteedThe Arab's Farewell to his Steed. .

4. Mangan’s sister’s interest in Araby. 4. Mangan’s sister’s interest in Araby.

Ref. images of superficiality & Ref. images of superficiality & materialismmaterialism

Superficiality: Superficiality: The three young peopleThe three young people’’s dialogue; s dialogue; ‘‘fib.’fib.’ The uncle’s lack of understanding (in his use of an The uncle’s lack of understanding (in his use of an

exotic poem).exotic poem). Materialism, Materialism, which the quest is contaminated bywhich the quest is contaminated by

Par 25: [When starting the trip,]Par 25: [When starting the trip,]”” I held a florin tightly I held a florin tightly in my hand as I strode down Buckingham Street in my hand as I strode down Buckingham Street towards the station. towards the station. ””

Par 26 [in the bazaar,] Par 26 [in the bazaar,] ““I listened to the fall of the I listened to the fall of the coins.coins.””

Par 37 [Giving up the attempt to buy something,] Par 37 [Giving up the attempt to buy something,] ““I I allowed the two pennies to fall against the sixpence in allowed the two pennies to fall against the sixpence in my pocket. my pocket. ” ” disappointmentdisappointment

CharactersCharacters

6. 6. Which of the following description Which of the following description is NOT true of the boy?is NOT true of the boy?

1.1. His love of Mangan’s sister makes him lose His love of Mangan’s sister makes him lose interest in playing games with his friends. interest in playing games with his friends.

2.2. Shy and sensitive, he compares himself to a Shy and sensitive, he compares himself to a musician playing music out of the woman as musician playing music out of the woman as a harp. a harp.

3.3. Waiting to go to Araby, he finds daily duties Waiting to go to Araby, he finds daily duties dull and childish.dull and childish.

4.4. His love for Mangan’s sister is mixed with His love for Mangan’s sister is mixed with religious sentiment.religious sentiment.

Ref. The boyRef. The boy’’s emotions s emotions ––religious religious imagesimages

[In the market, he] imagined that [he] bore [his] [In the market, he] imagined that [he] bore [his] chalice safely through a throng of foes. chalice safely through a throng of foes.

Speaks of her names Speaks of her names ““in strange prayers and in strange prayers and praisespraises”” he does not undertsand, his eyes full of he does not undertsand, his eyes full of tears. tears.

At the priestAt the priest’’s room: s room: ““All my All my sensessenses seemed to seemed to desire to desire to veil themselvesveil themselves and, feeling that I was and, feeling that I was about to slip from them, about to slip from them, I pressed the palms of I pressed the palms of my hands together until they trembledmy hands together until they trembled, , murmuring: murmuring: O love! O love!O love! O love! many times. many times. ”” religious devotion and ecstasy. religious devotion and ecstasy.

Ref. The BoyRef. The Boy’’s Love -- Mangans Love -- Mangan’’s s Sister (2)Sister (2)

Religious image (like Virgin Mary) vs. RealityReligious image (like Virgin Mary) vs. Reality When she talks to him, she turns When she talks to him, she turns ““a silver bracelet a silver bracelet

round and round her wrist.round and round her wrist.”” ““She held one of the She held one of the spikes, bowing her head towards me.spikes, bowing her head towards me. The The light light from the lamp opposite our door caught the white from the lamp opposite our door caught the white curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there and, falling, lit up the hand upon the railing.and, falling, lit up the hand upon the railing. It It fell over one side of her dress and caught the fell over one side of her dress and caught the white border of white border of a petticoata petticoat, just visible as she , just visible as she stood at ease.stood at ease.””

ThemeTheme

7. Why is the boy’s quest doomed 7. Why is the boy’s quest doomed to fail? (Choose the to fail? (Choose the wrongwrong

answer)answer)

1. He does not have money. 2. He does not have proper parental

guidance (powerless aunt and drunk uncle)

3. Mangan’s sister is also confined. 4. The people in his world are all superficial

and indecent.

8. Why doesn’t the boy buy 8. Why doesn’t the boy buy anything?anything?

1.1. He finds himself driven by vanity. He finds himself driven by vanity.

2.2. The shop girl is not interested in doing The shop girl is not interested in doing business. business.

3.3. It’s too late; he does not know what to buy. It’s too late; he does not know what to buy.

4.4. All of the above.All of the above.

9. Discussion9. Discussion

Is “Araby” a story of initiation? If so, how Is “Araby” a story of initiation? If so, how is it similar to or different from “A & P”?is it similar to or different from “A & P”? I allowed the two pennies to fall against the I allowed the two pennies to fall against the

sixpence in my pocket. I heard a voice call sixpence in my pocket. I heard a voice call from one end of the gallery that the light was from one end of the gallery that the light was out. The upper part of the hall was now out. The upper part of the hall was now completely dark. completely dark.

Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and angereyes burned with anguish and anger