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**PLEASE HELP, 30 POINTS** What ancient text does James Joyce frequently allude to in “Araby”?

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The narrator's image of Mangan's sister is held like a chalice as he moves through the market place. His obsession with her is described as a religious experience. In fact, he even presses his palms together in semblance of prayer when he thinks of her, crying "O love." In this way, the narrator becomes a knight searching for a mystical object (the gift for Mangan's sister) that will transport him to heaven(her becoming enamored with him). Of course, he does not find that grail.

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