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Answer:
Descriptions of the setting, particularly the names of the streets, indicate "Araby" does not take place in the United States.*
*See explanation for a more in-depth answer
Explanation:
There are subtle ‘hints,’ or details, presented throughout the story that show “Araby” is not taking place in the United States. For starters, the story states these two specific street names: “North Richmond Street” and “Buckingham Street.” Now, these are two street names that America does have. There is a Richmond Street located in Palmdale, California and there is a Buckingham Street in Fullerton, California. Based on this information alone one might (unknowingly & incorrectly) assume that the story is taking place in America. However, there is one sentence in the story that reveals this story could not have taken place in the United States. Read the first sentence of “Araby”:
“North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free.”
According to this sentence, there is a Christian Brothers’ School located on North Richmond Street. Only one place in the world has an all boys school located on a street called North Richmond. That place is Dublin, Ireland. Therefore, based on the gathered information, it is safe to say that this story takes place in Dublin, Ireland; not the United States.
FUN FACT:
The Christian Brothers’ School on North Richmond Street changed its name to O’Connell Secondary School.
Ansnwer:
Once the narrator arrives at Araby, he encounters people who speak English in a variety of Irish and British accents.
While going to the market with his aunt, the narrator hears street-singers singing of O’ Donovan Rossa, an Irish leader and a member of the Irish Republican brotherhood. They even sing about the disturbances of their “native land,” which involves political turmoil specific to Ireland. Joyce wrote this story at the beginning of the twentieth century, when political tensions were high in his native Ireland due to British involvement in what is now Northern Ireland.
In the story, the narrator’s aunt wonders whether he wants to go the bazaar as part of a “Freemason affair.” This suggests that the aunt, who was Catholic, was against the Freemasons, who were a secret society known for being anti-Catholic. The majority of the Irish population was against the Freemasons as it was a predominantly Catholic country.
The protagonist also uses a currency different from the dollars and coins used in the United States.
Explanation:
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