Imagery of Light and Vision in Araby by James Joyce

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June 4, 2023
James Joyce (1882-1941) – Araby
1 Story of Infatuation
When I was younger, I had a deep infatuation with a girl named Lily. She was a radiant presence, always surrounded by a bubble of positivity that seemed to illuminate even the darkest corners. She was the human embodiment of a bright sunny day in the middle of a dreary winter. My younger self, captivated by her exuberance, saw her as the epitome of perfection. I had put her on a pedestal, idolizing her to the point where I was blind to her human imperfections. Her words were gospel, and her actions, despite some of them being quite ordinary or even dismissive at times, were perceived as extraordinary through the rose-tinted glasses of my infatuation. The reality that she, like anyone else, had flaws and could make mistakes was someth...