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Title: Thesis Statement


1
Thesis Statement
  • Araby is about the boys mental initiation

2
IntroductionHow Dubliners Reflect the Life in
Dublin (Nicola and Sheryl)
  • I.   Religion is the central part of the
    Dubliners spiritual life and standard of
    conduct.
  • A.     Their life depends largely on
    religion, and religious experience is the most
    common experience among people.
  • B. There are many examples of religious
    associations from the stories, such as the boy
    associated religious images to his lover in Araby
    and the priests in other stories.

3
How Dubliners reflect the life in Dublin
  • II.   Political and religious powers are struggle
    to be the dominant one.
  • A.     The Parnells case had an enormous
    impact on the two powers.
  • B. Nationalism and tradition of the
    Catholics are two strong debate topics for the
    Irish.

4
How Dubliners Reflect the Life in Dublin
  • Iii.   Serious drinking problem is among Irish
    labor class.
  • A.     Drinking gives people a moment of
    fulfillment and hope.
  • B.     People see that they can do nothing
    to help themselves to get out of their miserly
    state after they had their drink.

5
How Dubliners reflect the life in Dublin
  • IV.   The paralysis theme is throughout the
    stories.
  • A.     Many characters tried to get away
    from the environment but all in vain.
  • B.     Most people have neither power nor
    influence to change their present situation.

6
How Dubliners reflect the life in Dublin
  • V.   Childhood experiences made James Joyce see
    Dublin as a place people want to get out from.
  • A.     His family degenerates in social
    position and had to move many times.
  • B.     His first sexual experience made him
    realize the truth of his fear and respect for his
    religion.

7
Repressed Sexuality(Dominique)
  • The Image of Mangans sister is sexual and
    sensual.
  • He is attracted to her physical appearance.
  • Since her beautiful appearance and her (might be)
    higher-class family, her image is raised to a
    religious level in his heart.
  • His adoration towards an older woman is a type
    of Oedipal attachment to mother.

8
Repressed Sexuality
  • Due to the gloomy and religious atmosphere, his
    sexual desire is restrained and revealed very
    limitedly.
  • The general social air and religious
    regulation functions as superego to repress his
    id that desires the girl.

9
Repressed Sexuality
  • The way he expresses his sexuality is very
    obscure.
  • The sexual orgasm is merged with religious
    ecstasy.
  • He has to isolate himself from the bad setting he
    is in to get together with her in his fantasy.
  • This rush is like a beastly impulse.

10
Initiation of the Boy(Kim and Maggie)
  • The boy is growing, changing and initiated by the
    girl.
  • The boy is at first presented like a boy and
    often plays with other boys.
  • Later, there are more and more scenes that he is
    alone and isolated with others, which shows that
    he is changing and growing.
  • When exiting the train station, he goes out
    through the adult entrance.

11
Unsuccessful socialization
  • There is no powerful authority in family,
    religion and society.
  • His uncle is drunk thus there is no strong father
    figure or authority for him to identify with.
  • His aunt has totally no power in the family.
  • The priest, who is the representative for
    religion in this play, is dead

12
Unsuccessful socialization
  • II. He learns what reality is and feels
    disappointed with this real world and its vanity.
  • When he goes to the market with his aunt, he does
    not like the people there and the whole society
    then is just as vulgar as the market.
  • The gossip between the neighbor Mrs. Mercer and
    her aunt again shows how vulgar the people in
    that society are.
  • The conversation between the girl and two guys in
    Araby also shows what reality is like.
  • He finally learns that his dreams and illusions
    cannot come true in the real world. He realizes
    the fact but he does not accept this vulgar
    society.

13
Conclusion(Karen)
  • The prevailing atmosphere in the society
    restrains the boys ability to express his
    emotions.
  • The problems of weak authority and the vulgar
    society can not meet the boys spiritual needs
    though he eventually faces the reality.

14
Conclusion
  • This boy does not follow Freudian plots.
  • He does not identify himself with the father
    image and does not reach the stage of
    socialization.
  • The Oedipus complex does not totally appear.
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