Comparing Eveline & Araby by James Joyce

Joyce's 'Eveline' is a story about a young woman who was unhappy with her life so decides to run off with a man whom she plans to marry. The plot of the story is a quest-like search for the love she doesn't feel with her father. The writer spreads this throughout the story, showing the depth of Eveline's character and her problems that come mainly from her father and all that arise from their relationship. The best moment in 'Eveline' only comes after the long flashbacks into Eveline's life end, where the time finally comes for her to leave her past life behind and join Frank in Buenos Ayres.

'Araby' is a story about a boy whose life revolves around Mangans sister. To develop the plot of the story, Joyce uses some of the boy's background information, the setting, and why the boy is in 'love' with the girl to help the story unfold.

Joyce uses same kind of language techniques in both stories. People in both 'Araby' and 'Eveline' to either explain a point or to emphasize it use exclamation marks. The writer is effective in both 'Araby' and 'Eveline', yet my final point is on the similarities of both 'Araby' and 'Eveline's' themes. The themes in both 'Araby' and 'Eveline' are paralysis and love. In 'Araby' love is a big theme as the boy shows love to Mangan's sister, even though his love will never be returned. The story of 'Araby' is told in a first person perspective. Therefore meaning that the boy tells the story from how he sees and feels it, yet his deepest thoughts are given along with his feelings, something that no other narrator would be able to accomplish. His love for Mangans sister will never be returned and ...