Question

In James Joyce's story "Araby," the boy sees himself as a questing hero archetype. What motivational forces are acting on him?

Answer 1

Answer: the correct sequence is 1.- A. The romantic ideal of the pure maiden inspires the hero to begin his quest 2.-Seeking to win the female's attention and admiration is the protagonist's unattainable goal.  3.-It hints at how the boy's confusion about the girl makes him feel inferior to his childish friends.  4.- He intends to create an allusion to Eden lost, (Eden is where Adam and Eve lost their innocence) and to foreshadow how the boy will lose his innocent view of his love for Mangan's sister.

Answer 2

Question 1: Answer A

The romantic ideal of the pure maiden inspires the hero to begin his quest. He goes to the bazaar in order to bring her something.

Question 2:

Seeking to win the female's attention and admiration is the protagonists unattainable goal.

Question 3:

It hints that the boy feels he is outgrowing his friends as he looks down on them playing in the street.

Question 4:

He intends to create an allusion to Eden lost, and to foreshadow how the boy will lose his innocent view of his love for Mangan's sister.