Monday, August 13, 2012

In a character analysis of the boy of "Araby," what is a good thesis statement with three points?

First consider the adolescent mind confined to a blind alley, the North Richmond Street, a mind which is nostalgic and imaginative, and searching for something adorable and liberating.


Secondly, you should comment upon the boy's 'confused adoration' for Mangan's sister, the brown-clad image of the girl symbolising the holy chalice to be protected from the vulgarities of the mundane market-dominated  hard realities of life.


Thirdly, comment on how the passion for the girl converts to a passion and excitement for the exotic as suggested by Araby, and how the boy's journey to Araby gets aborted with the adolescent dream shattered.


You can prepare your write-up on the following motif:


ADOLESCENCE--TRANSITION--ADULTHOOD.


REALITY--LIMITS OF IMAGINATION--BACK TO THE REAL.

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