Compare and Contrast Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre and...

Compare and Contrast: Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and James Joyce’s Araby James Joyce’s Dubliners is a collection of short stories developed chronologically from his youth to adulthood. Joyce attempts to tell a coming of age story through Dubliners. In particular, Araby is about a young boy who is separated from his youth by realizing the falsity of love. James Joyce’s Araby is a tale of a boy in Dublin, Ireland that is overly infatuated with his friend’s older sister and because of his love, travels to the bazaar, Araby, where he finally becomes aware of his childish actions. In this story Joyce emphasizes the main character’s reactions and feelings rather than the overall plot. When the boy’s quest for the ideal ends in failure, he†¦show more content†¦In both Araby and Jane Eyre, you see the main character struggles in fighting their desires. In Araby, the boy seems eager and inpatient about his crush. Unlike in Jane Eyre , Jane Eyre seems cautious and reserved. The ease of his manner freed me from painful restraint; the friendly frankness, as correct as cordial, with which he treated me, drew me to him. This quote supports the argument that Jane is infatuated with Rochester but has self-control, which could be seen as having more experience with her coming of age. Unlike, in Araby where he seems to have a hard time holding back from his desire. This quote in Araby, Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger,† you see how the boy is disgusted with the lack of restraint of anguishing