... desire, seemed to me child's play" that is the true "purpose of [his] journey". As he travels to Araby, "After an intolerable delay [the train] crept onward over the twinkling river" he sees the illumination of adulthood when he is again cast into darkness and can now see "myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with ... ...

• Word Count: 618
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate