{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34600650","dateCreated":"1298333850","smartDate":"Feb 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Ingrid89","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ingrid89","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1228179242\/Ingrid89-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34600650"},"dateDigested":1531973850,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Araby","description":"This paper is late because I was at AASCA tournament and just arrived today! ;)WE WON!!!
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\nEven though the author of the story \u201cAraby\u201d uses lots of description in its words and his writing is filled with metaphors and alliterations, his writing is not a descriptive paper. The author, although he uses rich vocabulary in some parts to describe the darkness and loneliness of places, he does not follow the steps of a proper descriptive story. There is no clear narrative focus whatsoever. The story begins with a description of a church, then of a house, of a kitchen, a clock, the neighbor\u2019s house, the train, and a dark ally. None of these portray an obvious connection with each other, and even though it does seem that the character has a camera on his shoulder and is taking us everywhere, there is no focus into what he is seeing, or how he is seeing such. Dialog is also implemented in the story, a trait not common in a descriptive story. A specific Point of View is not taken in this piece either, thus it is not the center of the writing, nor is it clear for the audience. The first impression that we get is loneliness of a neighborhood, yet with vibrant colors, such as yellow, but soon after, boys run around and the loneliness if ignored. Then there is the loneliness of the boy waiting for his aunt to give him money. Instead of portraying loneliness, the author goes along and portrays the neighbor\u2019 house, the noises of the clock, and the desperation for the boy to leave, and then the conversation of the boy with his aunt and uncle.
\nThe author does not follow a specific direction in his writing, not even in his narration. At first, the narrator begins his story very descriptive and using succulent words such as these: \u201cair, musty from having been long enclosed, hung in all the rooms, and the waste room behind the kitchen was littered with old useless papers\u201d. Not much after, the quality of the writing, and the flow of the words is lost. \u201cI liked the last best because its leaves were yellow.\u201d Not only is the vocabulary very simplistic and lacks power and emotion of any kind, but the coherence of the story is being interrupted by irrelevant statements that describe nothing important to the reader.
\nThe last sentences of the story, instead of wrapping up the narrative flow and descriptions that should have been portrayed in the first place, introduces a complete different point of view into the story, making the poorly descriptive story even \u2018less descriptive\u2019. \u201cGazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.\u201d
\nBecause the story does not follow the three main point of having a front up narrative focus, a dominant impression, or rich vocabulary, this paper is a poor and far from being a descriptive story.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"34499766","dateCreated":"1298057676","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"tammy_sev","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tammy_sev","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1285868666\/tammy_sev-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34499766"},"dateDigested":1531973850,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Araby","description":"I think Joyce has successfully written a descriptive story. The story is about a boy who has a crush on a girl that lives in his neighborhood, sister of his friend. He uses all types of senses to describe his short event, such as visual and auditable. We can see his audible description when he says \u201c Through one of the broken panes I heard the rain impinge upon the earth, the fine incessant needles of water playing in the sodden beds.\u201d When he \u201cwent into the back drawing-room in which the priest had died\u201d. HE uses word very wisely this makes us see the image clearly in our minds, for example when he says \u201cThe 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.\u201d The dominant impression was how he was leaving his childhood and becoming an adult. It transmissions from scenes about thought about her. Like when the author says how he felt about her \u201cI did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.\u201d This also is a good example of the great work he did in his description because he is comparing his body and her gestures to a harp and fingers playing it. We can connect to the author when he says, \u201cI may have stood there for an hour, seeing nothing but the brown-clad figure cast by my imagination, touched discreetly by the lamplight at the curved neck, at the hand upon the railings and at the border below the dress.\u201d We can feel what he felt at that second when he watched her through the window. As a whole this description writing is very brilliant since we hear what the author hears feels what he feels and touch what he touches, we are in the scene with him.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34500376","body":"Thanks Tamara,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1298058422","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34468110","dateCreated":"1298011679","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"danielx_184","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/danielx_184","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34468110"},"dateDigested":1531973850,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"personal development","description":"In Araby James Joyce is able to describe the journey of a young adolescent through one of the first stages of this period, falling in love. However Joyce\u2019s piece does not only contemplate the emotional transition of the boy himself but is also descriptive enough to let the reader understand and perceive the surroundings of the boy. From the very beginning of the story the reader is shown enough details to be able to picture North Richmond Street, were the boy lives. The narrator also gives details that help describe the boy and what he feels towards Morgan\u2019s sister. He claims that \u201c[But] my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires\u201d The reader is able to understand his feelings without the conventional \u201cshe drove him crazy\u201d The writer also succeeds in maintaining his focus and developing the dominant impression upon the reader. The story follows the boy, what he sees and what he feels. At no moment does it diverge into something else which gives it a sense of continuity. Aided with this, the dominant impression is evident; it permeates the story. Although at first, the focus of the story might seem like the boy and his romantic conceptions. Still it is later understood than rather than being about him and the girl it is more about his own personal development. He starts to grow out of childhood, in fact he says that when his daily life interposes with his desire he starts to believe that it is \u201cseemed to me child's play, ugly monotonous child's play\u201d Suddenly something becomes more important than everything else, a girl. He finally has a moment to talk with this girl and they discuss about a bazaar. When the girl tells him she cannot go he replies that if he goes he will bring her something. He does go to the Bazaar but when he arrives his discovery is not what he had anticipated. He stands before one stand and fetches a look at its merchandise. When asked whether he is going to buy something he says no and so the attendee goes back to chattering with two men. He grows angry. He tastes defeat, he went to the Bazaar and failed, he could not even grasp the attention of the lady working the stand. His stylized opinion of Morgan\u2019s sister, one he developed upon what he thought and not about what was real, along with the one he had of the Araby is destroyed. Bitterly he understands that things are not necessarily what they seem acknowledging the fact that the story is not about Morgan\u2019s sister as much as it is about him growing.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34490880","body":"Well-written, Daniel,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1298049336","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34466826","dateCreated":"1298007035","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"ad.ri","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ad.ri","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1283992059\/ad.ri-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34466826"},"dateDigested":1531973850,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Araby","description":"James Joyce has accomplished to paint his story\u00b4s setting into my mind. He uses personifications to describe not only how the street and the girl look like but stimulates other senses. The houses are described as \u201cconscious of decent lives within them, gazed at one another with brown imperturbable faces.\u201d He describes what he hears when he plays, like when a coachman \u201c[shakes] music from the buckled harness\u201d. His vocabulary is clear and concise, somewhat repetitive to make his point, but appropriate for the story a young guy is telling. The simplicity of the story reflects its character, which expresses exactly what he feels and doesn\u2019t confuse anybody with complex feelings.
\nThe dominant impression of the story is the hopelessness of his crush. The story is set in winter, when many beings die, and the character spends his time talking about the dead tenant and the \u201cmusty\u201d air lingering in his house. The night he goes to Araby, to bring something to his love Mangan, just happens to be a late rainy night, as he travels in \u201cthird-class carriage of a deserted train\u201d. When he gets there it is all empty, closed and dark, no place to buy anything for anything to show his affection for her. He leaves, his \u201ceyes [burning] in anguish and anger. The constant rain and use of gloomy words to describe the mood strongly suggests that the story won\u2019t end well, ominous foreboding preparing us for the bitter end.
\nHe starts by describing the whole street, and then focuses on the one house and the boy who is residing there at the moment. From then on the focus follows the boy\u2019s point of view, seeing everything from his angle and knowing only what he knows. He introduces the dead priest first, for it will be used for symbolisms about the dying love he feels. He then describes his play with the other neighborhood boys and then concentrates on one friend whose sister he likes. Then the story begins when she talks to him. We get to know how he feels and what he remembers, but we do not know anything about how Mangan might feel for him. The narrative focus definitely follows the same path the main character does, as if he had a camera on his shoulder.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34490782","body":"Nicely written, Adrianna,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1298049268","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34452514","dateCreated":"1297990850","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"MaFe1595","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MaFe1595","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34452514"},"dateDigested":1531973850,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Araby","description":"James Joyce\u2019s Araby is well written. It is mostly description and some explanation and very limited dialogue. The language is fairly simple, not too challenging and yet the description is very detailed. The word choice was just right to get his point across, although at some points the use of more specific words would have worked better. His personifications and metaphors also worked very well in the text. For example, \u201cThrough one of the broken panes I heard the rain impinge upon the earth, the fine incessant needles of water playing in the sodden beds.\u201d This personification as well as metaphor gives the rain live and it makes us picture the rain in a different way. It makes the falling of the rain very sharp, but playful. The setting is very way described and fairly easy to picture. The characters are described by the way they act and interact with each other, like the aunt and uncle, and even Magnan\u2019s sister. I thought it was impressive the way that a simple story can turn into something more interesting, more complete just by having a description. The dominant impression is that this kid is from the lower class by the description of the street and the way he asks for money to his uncle. Also, he doesn\u2019t really say it, but we can infer he\u2019s just a kid because he goes to school, he has to ask for money, and the woman looks down at him at the bazaar. The focus of this narrative is a child, probably in love with an older young lady, that is willing to go to a bazaar on his own to seduce her. James Joyce The first paragraph we picture his house, but there is no specific order. If we saw this through a movie camera, I believe we would get very dizzy and confused. He focuses on different things, and describes what is important and necessary to get the point of his story through to us readers. We as readers also can relate to the focus of this story and fell empathy for the main character. Who hasn\u2019t gone out of his or her way to impress someone? I also thought that through his language and his comparisons, we could find humor in this situation. Also, he uses our senses. He not only describes what he sees and how he sees it, but he describes the smell, as well as his feelings.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34490686","body":"Thanks MaFe,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1298049170","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34441014","dateCreated":"1297981000","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"caro3arias","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/caro3arias","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34441014"},"dateDigested":1531973851,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.","description":"The piece was delightful in some areas yet disappointing in others. In the first few paragraphs, there was no logical order to the things being describes. The author jumped from the houses to the previous owner and then to the street. He did not do a good job at the \u201cmovie camera\u201d. Slowly, the jumpiness of the description subsided and the author narrowed onto his crush on Mangan\u2019s sister, using it as the piece\u2019s point of view. He does an excellent job at using imagistic writing. The reader could not only picture the market, he\/she could smell and hear it too. The adjectives and verbs helped me connect this market to markets I have been to. That way I was able to get the most out of the description.
\n When the sister finally speaks to the protagonist, one can understand the appeal he sees in her. The description of the light and the bracelet captures our attention and are easy and enjoyable to imagine.
\nThe reader also sympathized with the anxious and edgy wait the boy had to endure while he waited for the uncle to come home. Many have been in that position of staying up for someone, and know that it can be agonizing.
\nAfter such a long wait, the reader expects a fabulous description of the bazaar but does not receive that. Instead, a brief, unorganized description is offered. We do not get the grandeur that Mangan\u2019s sister had talked about. Personally, I cannot picture the place at all, mainly because there is no description of the wars being sold and the type of people at the bazaar. One does get the feeling of the hushed atmosphere and the rain added to the ambiance.
\nOverall, the imagery was excellent and there was a concrete dominant impression. The verbs and adjectives were unusual yet effective. The narrative focus was a bit unclear but the piece was enjoyable.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34490516","body":"Thanks Carolina,
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\nI appreciate the honest approach you took... You did a good job supporting your position... Find me in class sometime, I would like to show you a couple of things regarding Joyce's 'movie camera' and imagery, and why he might have mad the choice he did.
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1298049009","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34385082","dateCreated":"1297909332","smartDate":"Feb 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"teagvest","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/teagvest","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34385082"},"dateDigested":1531973851,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Araby","description":" In regards to the three aspects of narrative focus, dominant impression, and language, Araby by James Joyce is a successfully written descriptive story. The narrative focus first provides context and then is specific. The dominant impression is very clear and understandable. The language employed is excellent.
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\n This story about a young boy infatuated with a girl is a timeless tale of adoration. He has never talked to her; only seen her from a distance, and thus grows his love. At first, his narration describes the setting with vivid imagery: \u201cThe space of sky above us was the color of ever-changing violet\u201d and \u201c[they] played until [their] bodies glowed\u201d. Then his attention turns to the girl, whom he describes as a brown figure that accompanied him \u201ceven in places the most hostile to romance\u201d. His heart \u201cleapt\u201d at the sight of her. This focus continues throughout the story- the determination to see her as much as he can.
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\n The dominant impression is that the boy is in a state of \u201cconfused adoration\u201d of his friend\u2019s older sister. With all his description that favors her physical beauty and infers some kind of a power that makes her the only thing on his mind, it is pretty clear he is in love. There is no second guessing or debating over two possibilities. The language makes it obvious.
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\n The language is, as previously stated, superb. Vivid words evoke an awe of the world around him, which further suggests his youth. Everything is amazing and new to him; but one, above all, is priceless: the goddess in brown skin with a \u201csmooth rope of hair\u201d who accompanies him everywhere. He is simply dumbfounded, a feeling of bliss that is made obvious through the perfectly chosen words.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34433336","body":"Good job Teag,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1297976079","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34382994","dateCreated":"1297907429","smartDate":"Feb 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"paulasev_th","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/paulasev_th","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265121950\/paulasev_th-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34382994"},"dateDigested":1531973851,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Descriptive Writing!","description":" Araby, by James Joyce, tells the story of a boy who has fallen terribly in love. He is so obsessed with the girl, that he accepts to go to a bazaar to buy her something, and waits for that day almost with desperation. Joyce shows us the feelings of this boy through powerful and haunting descriptions. The setting is described beautifully. The houses, he writes, \u201cconscious of decent lives within them, [gaze] at one another with brown imperturbable faces.\u201d Personifying the houses gives the description a more emotive connotation, allowing the reader to picture the houses standing across the street. The senses also play a key role. In the streets, \u201cthe cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed. Our shouts echoed in the silent street.\u201d With this description, one can feel the harsh, icy air on their arms, see them playing, and hear the fading screams of the children. The use not only of sight but of other senses too invites the reader to become more involved, and therefore strengthens the description. When the boy is sitting next to the girl, he says, \u201cthe light from the lamp opposite our door caught the white curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there and, falling, lit up the hand upon the railing.\u201d When reading this, one can imagine the light as a delicate cascade, falling on the girl and travel slowly down her silhouette. This vivid imagery is an example of a beautiful description that captures the reader and paints the scene perfectly in the mind.
\n Similes and metaphors help the reader to understand the character\u2019s point of view. The boys states that, \u201cher name was like summons to all my foolish blood.\u201d By this comparison, the author portrays the passion and intensity of the boy\u2019s feelings towards this girl. He also believes that, \u201c [his] body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.\u201d One can then imagine the power this girl has over the boy. Finally, the descriptive writing in Araby is really powerful because of the verb choice. The boy declares, \u201cI wished to annihilate the tedious intervening day.\u201d By using \u201cannihilate\u201d instead of \u201celiminate,\u201d or \u201cwipe out,\u201d the boy\u2019s feelings become stronger to the reader\u2019s mind. When the train \u201ccrept onward among ruinous house and over the twinkling river,\u201d the tension increases, because of the image of it creeping across the way.
\n Through all these descriptions, James Joyce does an incredible job of portraying a simple, but passionate emotion.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34433160","body":"Great Paula,
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\nI would like to hear what you have to say about the dominant impression in the story, as well as the overall impression of the piece.
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1297975943","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34435216","body":"The dominant impression of the story is the passion and intensity in the boy's feelings towards the girl. Every time he sees her, "[his] heart leaped." These emotions are what drives the boy to stare at her door, wait for her to appear to exit the house, and go to the bazaar.","dateCreated":"1297977955","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"paulasev_th","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/paulasev_th","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265121950\/paulasev_th-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34490336","body":"Thanks Paula,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1298048826","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34382568","dateCreated":"1297907088","smartDate":"Feb 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"maaayyyaaa","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/maaayyyaaa","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222817730\/maaayyyaaa-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34382568"},"dateDigested":1531973851,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Araby","description":"In \u201cAraby,\u201d James Joyce succeeds in writing a highly descriptive story. He begins by illustrating the street and neighborhood in which the story takes place. Joyce uses evocative metaphors, similes, and personifications to bring the setting to life. \u201cThe other houses of the street\u2026 gazed at one another with brown imperturbable faces.\u201d Here, the houses are not just lining the street, or facing each other; they are like humans staring at one another. Joyce shows us, rather than tells us. He writes, \u201c[w]hen the short days of winter came, dusk fell before we had well eaten our dinners,\u201d instead of simply stating that it got dark early. And although he does not state things explicitly, his messages and main ideas are clearly transmitted. North Richmond Street is silent and dark, Mangan\u2019s sister is beautiful, and our main character is deeply and hopelessly in love.
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\nOverall, the dominant impression conveyed is that such love is foolish and futile. Countless things are depicted as sinister and silent and morbid. The street is quiet. A priest has died in the house; the air is musty and hangs in the rooms. The story takes place during winter, when days are short and nights are long. One such evening, which Joyce chooses to tell us about, is \u201cdark and rainy.\u201d Then, on Saturday night, the boy \u201cremained alone in the bare carriage\u201d until arriving at the bazaar, whereupon everything is closed up and dark. Incidentally, the word \u201cdark\u201d is used nine times throughout the text. Such descriptions transform what could be an otherwise passionate and exultant tale about young love into a bleak and depressing one about impossible love.
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\nLastly, the narrative focus lends itself to a stronger piece. The story is told primarily from the point of view of the boy. It is interesting that Joyce chooses to begin with a lengthy description of the street, the house, and the boys\u2019 playtime, rather than starting with Mangan\u2019s sister straight away. This might be to emphasize the setting before beginning the conflict. Here, the real author comes through and tells us what he considers to be important\u2014the dark and somber scene. Later, the main character\u2019s point of view emerges with his obsession over the girl. If the entire account were told solely from the point of view of the boy, sharing his every thought and feeling, a good three paragraphs would not be devoted to the house and the dead priest and the street before getting on to Mangan\u2019s sister. This dual entwined narrative focus, as well as the overall idea and the imagistic language, contribute to a wholly descriptive piece.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34431246","body":"Great Maya,
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\nYou hit the mark, answered the questions... but beyond that you wrote your own narrative prose... alteration, a nice rhythmic flow of sentences, descriptive words... nicely done.
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1297974501","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34376170","dateCreated":"1297902338","smartDate":"Feb 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"kelseygymnastics","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kelseygymnastics","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222807559\/kelseygymnastics-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34376170"},"dateDigested":1531973851,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"arabyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :)","description":"I believe that James Joyce does write a successful descriptive story. \u2018Araby\u2019 tells us of a young man from a modest neighborhood, and his crush on the prototypical girl next door. Joyce first describes the general environment, the \u201cbrown imperturbable faces\u201d of the houses. Joyce then zeroes in on the house the boy is living in, the events that have taken place there, and what had been left behind. From there, the story follows the life of the young man living inside the house. He plays with his friends, attempts to draw the attention of his crush, and finally talks to her. His attempt to win her over with a present from the bazaar ultimately fails. We see what he sees; he conveys to us what he feels. \u201cWhen she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. I ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her.\u201d The video camera is perpetually on the shoulder of this boy, showing the world as he sees it. The dominant impression in this story is of darkness, mediocrity and failure. The houses on this street are brown and average-sized. The boys play under the dark, \u201cever-changing\u201d violet sky, while the house windows are dark. The only light comes after they are done playing, when \u201c[their] bodies glowed.\u201d The light comes from Mangan\u2019s doorway, and his sister becomes the focus. Her skin is brown as well and the chances of her associating with him are dim. When she talks to him, there is a hope; there is a chance, a flash of light. But this light soon goes out, as do the lights at the bazaar when he finally gets there. \u201cGazing up into the darkness\u2026 my eyes burned with anguish and anger.\u201d He realizes that he will never be with his crush, and is defeated by circumstances. The mediocre circumstances of his uncle being late, of someone coming to visit, prevented the light from infiltrating his life for good. The language of this piece flows between simple and extremely descriptive. The words used are eloquent and descriptive when the monotony is spoken of. Joyce describes the boys playing, and the \u201ctedious\u201d days before the bazaar in this manner. However, in moments of importance to the boy, such as talking to Mangan\u2019s sister, or heading to the bazaar, the language becomes more ordinary. \u201cShe spoke\u201d, \u201cShe said\u201d, \u201ctossed\u201d. Ultimately, \u2018Araby\u2019 by James Joyce is a successful descriptive tale.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34430910","body":"Kelsey,
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\nA good, close reading... this is most apparent when we see this when you describe the differences in the narrative between the words of 'monotony' and those of 'description; you show us how the style neatly reflects the content of the story.
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\nI am wondering whether you see a dominant impression throughout the tale... If so, what and why so?
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1297974190","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34445340","body":"As I stated in the above response, I believe that the dominant impression in 'Araby' is of darkness, mediocrity, and failure. The houses on the block are all identical in their brown mediocrity. The boys play in darkness, and the only light, the only hope for the protagonist is Mangan's sister. But when he tries to do something for her, he fails and ultimately acknowledges his own mediocre existence.","dateCreated":"1297984484","smartDate":"Feb 17, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"kelseygymnastics","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kelseygymnastics","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222807559\/kelseygymnastics-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34490596","body":"Great,
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\nThanks for elaborating on that...
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1298049090","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}