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Araby: The Narrator's Dissapointment In Love
The main idea in the short story "Araby" is about the narrator's dissapointment in love. The story begins about a young boy who is in love with his friend and neighbor Mangan's older sister, who he secretly watches from time to time. When the older girl mentions to him that she wishes she could make it to the bazzar, he is surprised that the girl has spoken to him for the first time, and promises that he will bring her back a gift. Impatiently he begins to stop paying attention during school and becomes distracted with everything around him only thinking about the gift up until the day of the Araby. Upset and angry, he paces back and forth waiting for his uncle to bring him money but he arrives home late. By the time the young boy got to the
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