The narrator of "" is written with a first-person perspective.
The boy in "Araby" is a singular, first-person narrator. He tells the story
from only his perspective, rather than including the perspective of a group.
He's also a limited narrator. A reader is unable to know the thoughts and feelings of
others from his perspective. Readers have to rely on the narrator's beliefs and opinions rather
than receiving corroborating evidence from outside sources.
Most
first-person limited narrators are, to some extent, unreliable. Since they're telling the story
as they see it, there's no way for a reader to know whether the narrator's perspective is
accurate. This style of narration also limits what the reader can see. Nothing can happen that
the narrator does not witness or hear about -- which limits the stories and perspectives of side
characters.
For example, the narrator in "Araby" develops a crush
on Mangan's sister -- and she's never actually given a name. If the narration was...
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