In Arabyby James Joyce, define the narrator's feeling for Mangan's sister. To what extent is she the cause of those feelings? What, as they say, does...

Angie Waters

byis one of the short stories from theseries in which Joyce
explores various life stages or potentially transformative events which stand to change the
lives or circumstances of the characters.  

The boy in
Araby is infatuated by Mangan's sister and is apparently coming to an age
where awareness of, in this case, girls, is still bewildering. Even the boy does not really
understand his feelings, his "confused adoration." He has barely ever said a word to
her and yet he idolizes her. Thoughts of her invade all his activities and he takes every
opportunity to watch or think...

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