How would you describe the boy's temperament and personality in James Joyce's short story "Araby"?

The boy in s
short story is characterized in a number of ways, including the following:

• He has a growing appreciation of feminine beauty, as when he says of
  Mangans sister

I stood by the railings
looking at her. Her dress swung as she moved her body, and the soft rope of her hair tossed from
side to side.

• He becomes increasingly
  obsessed with Mangans sister, as when he reports that Every morning I lay on the floor in the
  front parlour watching her door.
• He is a bit shy or embarrassed about his
  obsession, as when he notes that The blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so
  that I could not be seen.
• He is emotionally stimulated by Mangans sister,
  as when he reports that When she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. She becomes the
  focus of his life.
• He feels awkward and self-judgmental when contemplating
  his feelings about Mangans sister, as when he characterizes himself as foolish.


• He thinks and feels like a Romantic...
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