复旦大学：《英美短篇小说 British and American Short Stories》教学课件（PPT）James Joyce, “Araby”

Araby James Joyce

Araby James Joyce

Meanings of title 1. a splendid bazaar with eastern enchantment 2. a symbol of idealized fantasy of love The way to Araby is actually a starting to come into his sexual identity A transformation from a boy to adolescence

Meanings of title 1.a splendid bazaar with eastern enchantment 2. a symbol of idealized fantasy of love • The way to Araby is actually a starting to come into his sexual identity • A transformation from a boy to adolescence

Plot 1 North richmond DUBLINERS The former tenant of his house ° a charitable priest JAMES JOYCE Wild garden behind the house C Boys play GRANT RICHARDS LTD PUBLISHERS

Plot 1 • North Richmond • The former tenant of his house : • a charitable priest • Wild garden behind the house • Boys’ play

Street blind He ouse uninhabited Priest died Air Bicycle-pump-rusty Lanterns eeble Negative Tedious Drab echoed shouts, career of play, ran the gauntlet, hid in the shadow, peer up

• Street —— blind • House —— uninhabited • Priest —— died • Air —— musty • Bicycle-pump —— rusty • Lanterns —— feeble • Negative Tedious Drab • echoed shouts, career of play, ran the gauntlet, hid in the shadow, peer up

Plot 2 Her dress swung as she moved and the soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance I pressed the palms of my hands together until they trembled murmuring:O love! O love! many times Admiration of the narrator 's who is on the brink of sexual awareness

Plot 2 • Her dress swung as she moved” and the soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side. • Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance. • I pressed the palms of my hands together until they trembled, murmuring: O love! O love! many times. Admiration of the narrator’s who is on the brink of sexual awareness

light, morning, summons, chalice, harp--positive, bright romantic idealization Turning When she addressed the first words to me I was so confused that i did not know what to answer She asked me if I was going to Araby. I forget whether I answered yes or no -IfI go, I said, I will bring you something

• light, morning, summons, chalice, harp ——positive, bright, romantic idealization • Turning : When she addressed the first words to me I was so confused that I did not know what to answer. She asked me if I was going to Araby. I forget whether I answered yes or no. ——If I go, I said , I will bring you something

Plot 3 I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which now that it stood between me and my desire Aunts doubt: hoped it was not some freemason affair Master's sternness: hoped I was not beginning to idle Uncles mindlessness: answered me curtly

Plot 3 • I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which, now that it stood between me and my desire . • Aunt’s doubt: “hoped it was not some freemason affair” • Master’s sternness: ”hoped I was not beginning to idle” • Uncle’s mindlessness: “answered me curtly

Plot 4 Change of attitude recalled to me the purpose of my journey change to -remembering with difficulty why I had come change to--refuse to buy anything(give up the original purpose)

Plot 4 Change of attitude: “recalled to me the purpose of my journey” —change to —”remembering with difficulty why I had come” —change to —refuse to buy anything (give up the original purpose)

Plot 5 Realization: creature driven and derided by vanity and his eyes burned with anguish and anger Epiphany(#): a moment of sudden and intense insight >his idealization crashes One point should be highlightened Anomymous >possible anyone

Plot 5 • Realization:”creature driven and derided by vanity” and his “eyes burned with anguish and anger”. • Epiphany(顿悟):a moment of sudden and intense insight →his idealization crashes • One point should be highlightened: Anomymous →possible anyone

Things to be noted Unrequited love Sweet romantic. ideal sorrowful vivid description of the inner thought The gloomy atmosphere that actually sets the scene at the start of the story is an anticipation of what lies ahead for the little boy in the bazaar of Araby (his doomed/inevitable failure)

Things to be noted • Unrequited love • Sweet, romantic, ideal, sorrowful • vivid description of the inner thought • The gloomy atmosphere that actually sets the scene at the start of the story is an anticipation of what lies ahead for the little boy in the bazaar of Araby. • (his doomed/inevitable failure)