Question

In James Joyce's story "Araby," what impact does the archetype of the pure maiden have on the story?

a. Mangan's sister prompts the loss of the narrator's innocence when she refuses his gift.
b. Mangan's sister begins the story when she introduces him to her brother, who becomes his friend.
c. Mangan's sister sets the hero's quest in motion when she requests a gift from the bazaar.
d. Mangan's sister gives the narrator new wisdom when she speaks to him after his quest has failed.

Answer 1

Mangan's sister sets the hero's quest in motion when she requests a gift from the bazaar.

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Answer 2

The impact that the archetype of the pure maiden have on the story is Mangan's sister sets the hero's quest in motion when she requests a gift from the bazaar.

Step-by-step explanation:

The narrator falls in love with Mangan's sister and when she asks for a present from the bazaar he feels motivated to go on a quest to fulfill his muse's wishes, he sees her as an idealized version of the pure maiden which make him feel like the hero in "their love story", later he realized things were not as he imagined but that's after finishing his quest.