“Araby”: How the light and dark Reinforces the Theme and Characters In "Araby" using the imagery of light and darkness emphasizes the theme and the characters. The experiences of the boy in James Joyce's "Araby" illustrates how people often expect more than everyday reality can provide and then feel disillusioned and disappointed at such a realization. The author uses dark and obscure references to make the boy's reality of living in the gloomy town of …showed first 75 words of 1007 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1007 total…rk the whole time as to how insignificant he really was in her eyes. “Araby" shows how we all get ideas about how things are and will be and then feel disappointed with ourselves when things don't work out as expected. So, as Joyce started the beginning! of the story in darkness he so ends it in darkness with a “voice call from one end of the gallery that the light was out” (732). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**