... - by James Joyce are made relevant by their use of symbols to portray what the author's point of view is on each respective subject of the short story. In "The Rocking Horse Winner- we have Lawrence's view of what mankind has become and in "Araby- we have Joyce's perspective ... forgotten. In "Araby- we have a young, nave boy who is going through a "coming of age-. Throughout this story Joyce has numerous symbols towards the Roman Catholic Church and young boy's dreams. The first symbol of Roman Catholicism takes place right at the beginning of the story, "North Richmond Street ... , be...

• Word Count: 1024
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School