Question

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Read these sentences from “Araby,” about the boy's train trip to the bazaar.
Joyce alludes to the fact that the trip is more than a typical journey.
At Westland Row Station a crowd of people pressed to the carriage doors; but the porters moved them back, saying that it was a special train for the bazaar. I remained alone in the bare carriage. In a few minutes the train drew up beside an improvised wooden platform. I passed out on to the road and saw by the lighted dial of a clock that it was ten minutes to ten. How does this allusion affect the meaning of the passage?
a. It shows the boy's joy at being on a noble quest at this time in his life.

b. It hints at the rags to riches blueprint of the boy's stark life.

c. It represents the boy's passage from innocence to insight.

d. It explains the boy's belief that he deserves the girl's affection.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Option c. The allusion affects the meaning of the passage as it represents the boy's passage from innocence to insight.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Araby" is a short-story written by author James Joyce and first published 1914 It tells the story of a young boy who falls in love with his neighbor's sister and decides to take a trip to a bazaar market in order to buy a gift for her. In the passage shown in the question Joyce not only is describing the train trip the boy takes in order to get to the Bazaar, but he is also writing an allusion in order to represent the boy's passage from innocence to insight. The train trip and the boy passing out on the road and waking up in a different setting is making an allusion to the biggest message that the plot has; the loss of innocence. By embarking in the trip, the boy will discover that as the bazaar has not met his expectations, the girl he thinks he loves and so desperately wants to impress will probably do the same. The passage from the question illustrates the shift in the boy's character.