Araby - 1914

 Araby

남준표

7/10

    Araby moved my heart. The boy’s perspective over crush is something familiar, something usual at our age. It could be a impure love of boy in our perspective, but to me, love the boy feels felt something pure. In contrast with the last scene in the story, boy acts himself to be in favor of Mangan’s sister. On the other hand, the other 2 men and a sales woman is love for one’s greed. In my opinion, real love, is something about sacrifice. One sacrificing oneself for each other, one who can rely in hard times is real love.

     Love for greed is kind of a human society problem. In state of poverty, one would only be focusing on their survival. But as society grows, it gave us too much. We own more than we need, but we desire more. Each other benefiting for their greed. I’m not saying it is something bad. We all look for the most benefit for oneself. 

    Araby gave me a mixed feeling on the end, because it is a growing up story. The boy will one day, grow up, and become an adult, a impure adult. Growing up can be something exciting, but at the same time, we face the real part of the society. We are expelled from the protections given. It surely is something frightening.

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