... like the government and religious organizations, but their works were inspired by the disillusionment created after World War I. Among many modernist authors is James Joyce. Joyce is the author of Dubliners, a collection of fifteen short stories published in 1914. One of these short stories is Araby. The literary devices used by Joyce in his short story Araby display aspects of modernism ... ...

• Word Count: 992
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... the streets of Dublin and this story had become the epitome of those individuals he knew as he grew up in that city. The boy had become as so many Dubliners had become; defeated, angry, and frustrated. These were the social ills of the city he knew so well and Joyce's short story of Araby might have been his eulogy of ... ...

• Word Count: 1460
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School