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1.The young protagonist is faced with a multitude of frustrating circumstances faced against him. The young protagonist wanted to go the the bazaar called Araby but his uncle managed to frustrate the young protagonist. The uncle agreed to let the boy go once the uncle returned home from work. The boy waited and waited until his uncle came home which turned out almost too late for the bazaar. The boy had to wait patiently as his uncle went out to drink instead of fulfilling his promise. The most frustrating part for the young protagonist is how his uncle failed him. 2.The young protagonist from Araby closely resembles the protagonist from Eveline. Eveline suffers from from an unfortunate upbringing in the poor district of Dublin. The young …show more content…
The two end up indulging in their pleasure and have a brief affair. Calixta profited the most from the affair as she chose not continue the affair but still managed to be happy with her husband as Chopin explains “the three seated themselves at table they laughed much and so loud that anyone might have heard them as far away as Laballire's”. The three were soo happy that Alcee could of heard them from his own home. Alcee suffering from marital problem chose to pursue Calixta and after a brief affair Alcee was denied any continuation of the affair symbolized by how Alcee could hear the happiness of Calixta’s family. Alcee’s character can be seen sympathetic due to how Calixta had an affair and a happy family but Alcee ended up with a short affair and a split family. 7. Eveline’s life is based off the author, James Joyce’s life. Joyce grew up in Dublin and his family suffered from poverty just as Eveline’s family did. Joyce grew up with a religious mother which was the main reasoning for Joyce’s dissatisfaction with the catholic church. Eveline shares similar dissatisfaction with the church as Eveline’s life is full of negative aspects and Eveline has no hope besides leaving just as her hope with the church is

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