Which of the following best describes James Joyce's "Araby" ?
Correct answer: A. It begins with the famous line: "North Richmond Street being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free."
- A. It begins with the famous line: "North Richmond Street being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free."
- B. It speaks of the author's illicit relationship with a young girl.
- C. It is a dramatization of the relationship between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
- D. It is an analysis of "Exodus" from "The Holy Bible."
Explanation
Araby opens with the sentence about North Richmond Street being a blind, quiet street. The story is a boy's disillusioning experience of idealised love and an imagined bazaar, not a literal retelling of Exodus or Eden.
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