Characterization Of Araby
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Characterization is a major part in many short stories. The
characters in a short story shape the story to make it more interestingto read. The main character of a story usually has human
personalities that are familiar to the reader. All boys have a "crush"on an older girl when they are young. ....
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.... also imagines Mangan's
sister as the holy Madonna. At one point, his love for Mangan's sisteroverwhelms him, and he presses his palms together and begins to
chant "O Love! O Love!". The narrator's view of love is idealistic.
He has set Mangan's sister upon a pedestal, and his expectations of
love are too unrealistic.
At the end of the story, the narrator is bitter. He realizes thathis view of love is idealized and unrealistic. Sordid reality is
epitomized by the fair. The young bo ....
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