... the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity, and my eyes burned with anguish and anger." This last passage from the story "Araby" by James Joyce from Dubliners has a great amount of significance in showing and telling us the theme of the story. The theme that emerges out of this final image of despair at the end of ... wants to achieve this perfect and exciting life. His perception on how life should be is unrealistic because there is no room for love in the daily life of the Dubliners. He is extremely stuck on the idea of obtaining this fascinating life, when h...

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