James Joyce s Araby The Worst Kind Of Heart Break

Love that is unobtainable is the worst kind of heart break. In the story Araby by James Joyce a little boy who lives at the end of the block falls in love with an older girl. He has never talked to her before until that one day. That day she asked him if he could go to the market for her because she was busy. He became so excited and waited watching the clock all day until his uncle could give him money. When time finally came he ran to the market place, but it was mostly closed, one booth was lit but the sales lady wasn’t paying attention much. He left the market place empty handed and upset of a love that was impossible to get. His attitude changes from hopeful to despair. In the short story Araby James Joyce uses point of view, setting and the characters to paint a picture. By the author choosing to use first person it puts the audience in the feelings of the little boy how his feelings change through out the whole story. While the little boy was walking the street he said â€Å"I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes† with all of the aggressive people through out the streets. It suggests that he is very confident and that he can take on the world. It shows the gloom that he is in by him saying â€Å"I went into the back drawing-room in which the priest had died† before the house was his. It makes the author think that they are in that room watching out the window as the little boy. Then when he finally has the opportunity to talk to her his confidents