Araby James Joyce

9 Pages 2168 Words

ail and narrative technique helps to create a clear sense of realism and also a better understand the new emerging, frightening, thoughts that begin to whirl around inside the narrators mind; when his love for the girl begins to overpower his love for God and commitment to the Catholic church.
In the first paragraph of Araby, Joyce presents the Catholic Church in an unfavorable manor. He describes the boy’s school as “Christian Brother’s School set the boys free.” After reading these words the reader gets the impression that the boy feels as if he is imprisoned or held captive each and ever day against his will. Here the narrator gives the reader insight into the idea that the Catholic Church has a very high authority over the people of Dublin and the low moral they feel as they go about their daily routine. In this paragraph the narrator is quite frank in suggesting that the Catholic Church has too much control over his life.
In the next paragraph Joyce invites the reader into a dead priests drawing room, giving the reader great detailed description that plays on our senses. This description of the priest’s room allows us to look deeper into the character of the priest. The reader is provided with a clear, concise description, “curled and damp” pages, the “wild garden behind the house…contained a central apple tree.” When the narrator mentions the “curled and damp” pages he is referring to the collection of book he found in the drawing room that belonged to the priest. We know the priest read these books frequently due to their “curled”, “damp”, “yellow” pages which suggests they have been read many time and ex...