Araby
...ts permission from his uncle and gets to Araby late just as it is ending. He cannot buy anything and no one will pay attention to him. He feels out of his element and returns home empty handed and bashful of his confidence to move into the adult world. The bazaar represented his new world of independence and adulthood. The boy learns that feelings can change a person into someone who is unrecognizable. The girl represents his weakness because he knew that she was unattainable but just wanted to impress her. It was his friend's sister. He leaves his childhood of neighborhood playtime, which he now looks back on as ridiculous. He lived for her every move. There is a quote in the story that reads: "My body was like ...