The epiphany was
popularized by , an early twentieth-century writer from Dublin, Ireland, and it refers to the
point in a literary text when a character has a sudden realization or insight that affects his
understand in some significant way. In this story, the narratoran adult man reflecting on a
memorable childhood experiencepursues his first real crush, his friend Mangan's
sister.
When you read the story, you'll notice that Mangan's sister is
always referenced with some description of light. When she goes outside to call her brother in
to dinner, "her figure [was] defined by the light from the half-opened door." The
narrator says that "Her image accompanied [him] even in places the most hostile to
romance. We walked through the flaring streets [...]." When he thinks of her, he seems to
notice, even in the midst of the ugly street with the drunkards and bargaining merchants, the
lights flaringnot the ugliness of the setting. When he finally speaks to...
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